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- Dictionarylame/leɪm/
adjective
- 1. (especially of an animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot: "his horse went lame" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of something intended to be entertaining) uninspiring and dull: "I found the programme pretty lame and not very informative"
verb
- 1. make (a person or animal) lame: "he was badly lamed during the expedition"
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