Gimp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈoʊnɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɪmp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɪmp/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɹˈoʊnɚz/.

Examples

The old woman hobbles down to the store every day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lameness limping hitch claudication gimpiness limp hobble gameness

Parts of Speech

noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
verb	walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury “The old woman hobbles down to the store every day”

Word Forms

lame	adjective	disabled in the feet or legs
gimp	verb	walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
gimpy	adjective	disabled in the feet or legs
game	adjective	disabled in the feet or legs
limp	noun	the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
limper	noun	someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait
gimp	noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
hobble	noun	the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
hobbler	noun	someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait
hitch	noun	the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

boiteux

incapacité de marcher en raison d'une paralysie des jambes ou des pieds

🇪🇸Spanish

cañutillo

Incapacidad para caminar debido a la incapacidad de las piernas o los pies.

🇷🇺Russian

канитель

инвалидность при ходьбе из-за повреждения ног или ступней

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तार से पुष्ट किया हुआ फ़ीता

टाँगों या पाँवों के अपंग होने के कारण चलने में असमर्थता

🇧🇩Bengali

জিম্প

পা বা পা বিকল হওয়ার কারণে হাঁটার অক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜிம்ப்

கால்கள் அல்லது கால்கள் ஊனமுற்றதால் நடக்க இயலாமை

🇮🇳Telugu

జింప్

కాళ్లు లేదా పాదాలు వికలాంగులు కావడం వల్ల నడిచే వైకల్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

जिम्प

पाय किंवा पाय अपंग झाल्यामुळे चालण्यात अक्षमता

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીમ્પ

પગ અથવા પગના અપંગતાને કારણે ચાલવામાં અસમર્થતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಂಪ್

ಕಾಲುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪಾದಗಳನ್ನು ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ ನಡೆಯುವ ಅಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജിമ്പ്

കാലുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പാദങ്ങൾ വൈകല്യം മൂലം നടക്കാനുള്ള വൈകല്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਿੰਪ

ਲੱਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਪਾਹਜ ਹੋਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਚੱਲਣ ਦੀ ਅਯੋਗਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جیمپ

ٹانگوں یا پیروں کے معذور ہونے کی وجہ سے چلنے کی معذوری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瘸子

由于腿或脚残疾而无法行走

🇯🇵Japanese

ギンプ

脚または足の麻痺による歩行障害

🇰🇷Korean

단

다리나 발의 불구로 인한 보행 장애

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người yếu đuối

khuyết tật đi lại do bị tê liệt chân hoặc bàn chân

🇹🇭Thai

ขลิบด้าย

ความพิการในการเดินเนื่องจากขาหรือเท้าพิการ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأعرج

- عدم القدرة على المشي بسبب شلل الساقين أو القدمين

🇮🇷Persian

گیمپ

ناتوانی در راه رفتن به دلیل فلج شدن پاها یا پاها

🇹🇷Turkish

sakat

Bacakların veya ayakların sakatlanması nedeniyle yürüme engeli

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