wimp: Meaning and Definition of

wimp

Pronunciation: (wimp), [key]
—n.
  1. a weak, ineffectual, timid person.
—v.
    1. to be or act like a wimp.
    2. to show timidity or cowardice; chicken out.

WIMP

Pronunciation: (wimp), [key]
  1. 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.
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