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The definition of a wimp is a coward or a weak person.

(noun)

A person who never takes risks or stands up for himself is an example of a wimp.

To wimp is to fail to do something out of fear or because you are cowardly.

(verb)

When you are going to run in a race and you decide not to because of fear, this is an example of a time when you wimp out on the race.

See wimp in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a weak, ineffectual, or insipid person

Origin: < ?

Related Forms:

wimpish adjective
wimpy adjective wimpier, wimpiest

noun

a hypothetical, electrically neutral, massive subatomic particle that interacts with other matter by means of the weak interaction

Origin: w(eakly) i(nteracting) m(assive) p(article)

See wimp in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A timid or unadventurous person: “the impression that he is a colorless, indecisive wimp, and not a leader among men” (James J. Kilpatrick).

intransitive verb wimped, wimp·ing, wimps

To be timid or cowardly. Usually used with out: wimped out and refused to jump off the high diving board.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from whimper

Related Forms:

wimpˈish adjective

wimpˈy adjective

noun

A subatomic particle that has a large mass and interacts with other matter primarily through gravitation.

Origin:

Origin: w(eakly) i(nteracting) m(assive) p(article)

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