noun

• (dated, chiefly Northeastern US) Gumption.
  "Love them and encourage them, but put some 'gimp' into them."

verb

• (sewing, textiles) Of yarn, cord, thread, etc., to wrap or wind (surround) with another length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a gimping machine, creating 'gimped yarn', etc. Also, generally, to wrap or twist with string or wire. See gimped.
  "It consists of seventy fine spun cotton threads, gimped or tied around with thread by a machine similar to that for wrapping bonnet wire."
• (dated) To notch or indent; to jag or make jagged; to edge with serrations or grooves.
  "They are prettier cut and gimped in the shape of wheels."

noun

• (informal) A person who is lame due to a crippling of the legs or feet.
  "(person)"
• (informal) A crippled leg.
• (informal) A limp or a limping gait.
  "She walks with a gimp in one leg, which is why she is called Madame La Gimp..."
• (slang, derogatory) A name-calling word, generally for a person who is perceived to be inept, deficient or peculiar.

verb

• (intransitive, informal) To limp; to hobble.
• (transitive, video games, slang) To make underpowered; to limit or restrict the useful effects of.