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wimp
WIMP W0166300 (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 W0166300 (wĭmp) Slang n. 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.wimp (wɪmp) ninformal a feeble ineffective person[C20: of unknown origin] ˈwimpish, ˈwimpy adj
WIMP (wɪmp) acronym for1. (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 particlewimp (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)] wimp
Past participle: wimped
Gerund: wimping
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| I wimp | | you wimp | | he/she/it wimps | | we wimp | | you wimp | | they wimp |
| Preterite |
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| I wimped | | you wimped | | he/she/it wimped | | we wimped | | you wimped | | they wimped |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am wimping | | you are wimping | | he/she/it is wimping | | we are wimping | | you are wimping | | they are wimping |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have wimped | | you have wimped | | he/she/it has wimped | | we have wimped | | you have wimped | | they have wimped |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was wimping | | you were wimping | | he/she/it was wimping | | we were wimping | | you were wimping | | they were wimping |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had wimped | | you had wimped | | he/she/it had wimped | | we had wimped | | you had wimped | | they had wimped |
| Future |
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| I will wimp | | you will wimp | | he/she/it will wimp | | we will wimp | | you will wimp | | they will wimp |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would wimp | | you would wimp | | he/she/it would wimp | | we would wimp | | you would wimp | | they would wimp |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wimp - a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washycrybaby, chickendoormat, weakling, wuss - a person who is physically weak and ineffectual | | 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 universeweakly interacting massive particlenatural 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 nameelementary particle, fundamental particle - (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matterdark 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 |
wimpnoun (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.Translationswimp (wimp) noun a person lacking in courage or confidence. 軟弱無用的人 懦弱无用的人wimp
wimpslang Someone who is too nervous, afraid, or reserved to do anything too intense, extreme, or risky. We're all doing the bungie jump. Don't be a wimp, Bob! If you don't have what it takes to organize a project of this size, then good riddance—we don't need a wimp on our team.wimp out (of something)slang To withdraw from doing something out of fear, insecurity, or laziness. They were just about to strap me in for the bungie jump, but I wimped out at the last second. Jeff had promised to help, but he wimped out of the project when he realized how much work it would entail. Sorry, guys, Janet's wimping out of the road trip. She says she isn't comfortable being away from home for that long.See also: out, wimpwimp out (of something)Sl. to chicken out (of something); to get out of something difficult, inconvenient, or dangerous, leaving others to carry the burden. Come on! Don't wimp out now that there's all this work to be done. Ted wimped out on us.See also: out, wimpwimp outv. Slang To withdraw from a commitment or course of action because of cowardice or insecurity: I don't want to stand in line for the roller coaster if you're going to wimp out at the last minute.See also: out, wimpwimp1. mod. windows, icons, mouse pointer. (Usually WIMP. Acronym. Refers to a computer system, such as Macintosh or Microsoft Windows, with an elaborate user interface including resizable windows, clever icons, and a movable mouse. The term implies that such systems are for computer weaklings.) I am happier with a computer system that doesn’t have all that WIMP stuff. 2. n. a weak and retiring person; a square. What a wimp. People walk all over her. wimp out (of something) in. to chicken out (of something); to get out of something, leaving others to carry the burden. Come on! Don’t wimp out now that there’s all this work to be done. See also: of, out, something, wimpwimp out verbSee wimp out of somethingSee also: out, wimpWIMP
WIMP1. Computing windows, icons, menus (or mice), pointers: denoting a type of user-friendly screen display used on small computers 2. Physics weakly interacting massive particle WIMP Abbrev. for weakly interacting massive particle. A hypothetical elementary particle that is a candidate for dark matter. It is a stable neutral particle, somewhat heavier than the neutron, that interacts only weakly with ordinary matter. Theory indicates that sufficient WIMPS could have formed in the early Universe to account for the high proportion of dark matter.WIMP[wimp] (particle physics) weakly interacting massive particle WIMP (operating system)Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers(or maybe Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pull-down menus).
The style of graphical user interface invented at Xerox PARC, popularised by the Apple Macintosh and now availablein other varieties such as the X Window System,OSF/Motif, NeWS, RISC OS and Microsoft Windows.
See menuitis, user-obsequious, window system.WIMP(1) (Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointing device) A synonym for a graphical user interface (GUI). However, the term is sometimes used as a derogatory reference to a GUI by programmers who like to type commands on the command line. See command line and GUI.
(2) (WiMP) An earlier music streaming service from Norway-based Aspiro AB. Introduced in 2010, WiMP offered songs the in AAC and high-resoultion FLAC and ALAC formats. In 2015, WiMP merged into the TIDAL music service. See TIDAL.MedicalSeetidalWIMP
| Acronym | Definition |
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| WIMP➣Weak in Mountain Phase (US Marine Corps, origin of acronym) | | WIMP➣Windows Media Player | | WIMP➣Weakly Interacting Massive Particles | | WIMP➣Windows Icons Mouse and Pointers | | WIMP➣Windows IIS, MySQL, PHP | | WIMP➣Weakly Interactive Massive Particles | | WIMP➣Winter Institute of Medical Physics | | WIMP➣Windows Impersonator | | WIMP➣Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointing devices | | WIMP➣Windows Interface Manipulation Program | | WIMP➣Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pull-Down Menu | | WIMP➣Writing in the Major Project | | WIMP➣What If Meteors Prevail (gaming) | | WIMP➣Wireless Implanted Magnetic-resonance Probe | | WIMP➣Windowed Interface with Mouse Pointer |
wimp
Synonyms for wimpnoun weaklingSynonyms- weakling
- wet
- mouse
- drip
- coward
- jessie
- pussy
- jellyfish
- sissy
- doormat
- pussycat
- wuss
- milksop
- softy or softie
Synonyms for wimpnoun a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitationSynonyms- weakly interacting massive particle
Related Words- natural philosophy
- physics
- acronym
- elementary particle
- fundamental particle
- dark matter
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