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   lame

   /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 limpinghobblingincapacitateddebilitatedinfirmdeformedmaimeddefectiveinformal:gammyarchaic:haltgameOpposite able-bodied
   • ▪ (of a leg or foot) affected by injury or illness: "despite his lame leg, he fled"
   • 2. (of something intended to be entertaining) uninspiring and dull: "I found the programme pretty lame and not very informative"
   • ▪ (of an explanation or excuse) unconvincingly feeble: "the TV licensing teams hear a lot of lame excuses" Similar feebleweakthinflimsytransparentpoorpunyunconvincingimplausibleunlikelyhollowhard to believeinformal:pathetichalf-bakedhard to swallowOpposite convincingpersuasive
   • ▪ (of a person) naive or socially inept: informal North American "anyone who doesn't know that is obviously lame"
   • 3. (of verse or metrical feet) halting; metrically defective.

   verb

   • 1. make (a person or animal) lame: "he was badly lamed during the expedition"

   Word Origin Old Englishlama, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch lam and German lahm.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lamely adverb
   • 2. lameness noun

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     • lame adjective uk / leɪm / us / leɪm / lame adjective (UNABLE TO WALK) Add to word list Add to word list (especially of animals) not able to walk correctly because of physical injury to or weakness in the legs or feet
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   What does lame mean in slang?

   • verb (used with object), lamed, lam·ing. to make lame or defective. Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Who Knows?

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   How do you describe a lame person?

   • The lame are people who are lame. This use could cause offence . ...the wounded and the lame of the last war. Persistent damage or inadequate healing may lead to chronic lameness. If you describe something, for example an excuse, argument, or remark, as lame, you mean that it is poor or weak. He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep.

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   What is a lame adjective?

   • Definition of lame adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (of people or animals) unable to walk well because of an injury to the leg or foot My horse had gone lame. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!

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   What is a lame excuse?

   • If you describe something, for example an excuse, argument, or remark, as lame, you mean that it is poor or weak. He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep. All our theories sound pretty lame. 'Lovely house,' I said lamely.

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     LAME translate: 足の不自由な,...

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     lame translate: 다리를 저는. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     lame translate: lahm, mangelhaft, lähmen. Learn more in the...

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   The meaning of LAME is unable or only partially able to use a body part and especially a limb. How to use lame in a sentence. Usage of Lame: Usage Guide

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   A lame person or animal cannot walk properly because an injury or illness has damaged one of their legs.

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   LAME can mean physically disabled, impaired, weak, or slang for awkward, dull, or unsophisticated. It can also refer to a type of armor or fabric. See origin, synonyms, and examples of LAME.

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    adjective. disabled in the feet or legs. synonyms: crippled, game, gimpy, halt, halting. unfit. not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition. verb. deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg. synonyms: cripple. see more.

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