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WIMP
(wĭmp)n.
Any of various hypothetical subatomic particles that interact with matter through gravity and the weak force and that are sometimes postulated to constitute a galaxy's missing mass.
[w(eakly) i(nteracting) m(assive) p(article).]
wimp
(wĭmp) Slangn.
A timid or unadventurous person: "the impression that he is a colorless, indecisive wimp, and not a leader among men" (James J. Kilpatrick).
intr.v. wimped, wimp·ing, wimps
To be timid or cowardly. Usually used with out: wimped out and refused to jump off the high diving board.
[Perhaps from whimper.]
wimp′ish adj.
wimp′y adj.
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wimp
(wɪmp)n
informal a feeble ineffective person
[C20: of unknown origin]
ˈwimpish, ˈwimpy adj
WIMP
(wɪmp)acronym for
1. (Computer Science) windows, icons, menus (or mice), pointers: denoting a type of user-friendly screen display used on small computers: a WIMP system.
2. (General Physics) physics weakly interacting massive particle
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wimp
(wɪmp)n. Informal.
1. a weak, ineffectual, timid person.
v. 2. wimp out,
a. to be or act like a wimp.
b. to show timidity or cowardice; chicken out.
[1915–20, Amer.; orig. uncertain; compare whimper]
wimp′y, adj. wimp•i•er, wimp•i•est.
WIMP
(wɪmp)n.
any of a group of weakly interacting elementary particles predicted by various unified field theories, as the W particle and Z-zero particle, that are characterized by relatively large masses.
[1985–90; W(eakly) I(nteracting) M(assive) P(article)]
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wimp
Past participle: wimped
Gerund: wimping
| Imperative |
|---|
| wimp |
| wimp |
| Present |
|---|
| I wimp |
| you wimp |
| he/she/it wimps |
| we wimp |
| you wimp |
| they wimp |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I wimped |
| you wimped |
| he/she/it wimped |
| we wimped |
| you wimped |
| they wimped |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am wimping |
| you are wimping |
| he/she/it is wimping |
| we are wimping |
| you are wimping |
| they are wimping |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have wimped |
| you have wimped |
| he/she/it has wimped |
| we have wimped |
| you have wimped |
| they have wimped |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was wimping |
| you were wimping |
| he/she/it was wimping |
| we were wimping |
| you were wimping |
| they were wimping |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had wimped |
| you had wimped |
| he/she/it had wimped |
| we had wimped |
| you had wimped |
| they had wimped |
| Future |
|---|
| I will wimp |
| you will wimp |
| he/she/it will wimp |
| we will wimp |
| you will wimp |
| they will wimp |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have wimped |
| you will have wimped |
| he/she/it will have wimped |
| we will have wimped |
| you will have wimped |
| they will have wimped |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be wimping |
| you will be wimping |
| he/she/it will be wimping |
| we will be wimping |
| you will be wimping |
| they will be wimping |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been wimping |
| you have been wimping |
| he/she/it has been wimping |
| we have been wimping |
| you have been wimping |
| they have been wimping |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been wimping |
| you will have been wimping |
| he/she/it will have been wimping |
| we will have been wimping |
| you will have been wimping |
| they will have been wimping |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been wimping |
| you had been wimping |
| he/she/it had been wimping |
| we had been wimping |
| you had been wimping |
| they had been wimping |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would wimp |
| you would wimp |
| he/she/it would wimp |
| we would wimp |
| you would wimp |
| they would wimp |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have wimped |
| you would have wimped |
| he/she/it would have wimped |
| we would have wimped |
| you would have wimped |
| they would have wimped |
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Noun 1. [画像:wimp - a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy]wimp - a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
2. WIMP - a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
acronym - a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
elementary particle, fundamental particle - (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter
dark matter - (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force
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wimp
noun (Informal) weakling, wet (Brit. slang), mouse, drip (informal), coward, jessie (Scot. slang), pussy (slang, chiefly U.S.), jellyfish (informal), sissy, doormat (slang), pussycat (Brit. informal), wuss (slang), milksop, softy or softie He's a total wimp, incapable of standing up for himself.
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Translations
skvat
ištižėlislepšis
glevulis
kendine güvensiz kişi
wimp
[wɪmp] N he's a wimp (physically) → es un debilucho ; (in character) → es un paradowimp out VI + ADV → rajarse
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wimp
n (inf) → Schwächling m, → Waschlappen m (inf)
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wimp
(wimp) noun a person lacking in courage or confidence. lafaard شَخْص ضَعيف تَنْقُصُه الشَّجاعَه والثِّقَه слабак covarde / medroso strašpytel der Jammerlappen skvat ανθρωπάκι, δειλός tímido, cortado, parado äpu بی اراده nahjus poule mouillée נְמוּשָה कम साहस एवं विश्वास वाला व्यक्ति slabić nyúl(béla) pengecut imbranato 弱虫 소심한 사람 ištižėlis, lepšis gļēvulis orang yg bacul lafaard, schijterd; slapjanus pyse, reddhare mięczak خپوڼي،( دښځى دسر دسمال) (پخوانى دوچې اوس يي هم را هبي ښځى استعمالوى laş; persoană care nu are opinii сопляк zbabelec, slaboch zguba slabić ynkrygg, mes ผู้ที่ไม่มีกําลังใจ kendine güvensiz kişi 軟弱無用的人 "слимак" وہ شخص جس میں اعتماد کی کمی ہو người nhút nhát 懦弱无用的人
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