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lame

(leɪm)
Word forms: comparative lamer, superlative lamest
1. adjective
If someone is lame, they are unable to walk properly because of damage to one or both of their legs.
He was aware that she was lame in one leg. [+ in]
David had to pull out of the Championships when his horse went lame.
Synonyms: crippled, limping, hobbling, game More Synonyms of lame
The lame are people who are lame. This use could cause offence.
... the wounded and the lame of the last war.
lameness uncountable noun
Persistent damage or inadequate healing may lead to chronic lameness.
2. adjective
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.
Synonyms: unconvincing, poor, pathetic, inadequate More Synonyms of lame
lamely adverb [ADVERB with verb]
'Lovely house,' I said lamely.

lamé

(lɑːmeɪ, US læmeɪ)
uncountable noun
Lamé is cloth that has threads of gold or silver woven into it, which make it reflect light.
...a silver lamé dress.

lame in British English 1

(leɪm)
adjective
1. 
unable to walk easily, esp as a result of an injury or condition affecting the legs or feet
2. 
painful or weak
a lame back
3. 
weak; unconvincing
a lame excuse
4. 
not effective or enthusiastic
a lame try
5.  US slang
conventional or uninspiring
verb
6. (transitive)
to make lame
Derived forms
lamely (ˈlamely)
adverb
lameness (ˈlameness)
noun
Word origin
Old English lama; related to Old Norse lami, German lahm

lame in British English 2

(leɪm)
noun
one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330; splint
Word origin
C16: via Old French from Latin lāmina a thin plate, lamina

lamé in British English

(ˈlɑːmeɪ)
noun
a. 
a fabric of silk, cotton, or wool interwoven with threads of metal
b. 
(as modifier)
a gold lamé gown
Word origin
from French, from Old French lame gold or silver thread, thin plate, from Latin lāmina thin plate

lame in American English 1

(leim) (adjective lamer, lamest, verb lamed, laming)
adjective
1. 
having an injury or disability that causes one to limp or walk with difficulty
2. 
impaired by a disability or injury
a lame arm
3. 
weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory
a lame excuse
4. slang
out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated
transitive verb
5. 
to make lame
noun
6. slang
a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, esp. one who is unsophisticated
Derived forms
lamely
adverb
lameness
noun
Word origin
[bef. 900; ME (adj. and v.); OE lama (adj.); c. D lam, G lahm, ON lami; akin to Lith lúomas]

lame in American English 2

(leim, French lam)
nounWord forms: plural lames (leim, French lam)
Armor
any of a number of thin, overlapping plates composing a piece of plate armor, as a fauld, tasset, or gauntlet
Word origin
[1580–90; ‹ MF ‹ L lāmina a thin piece or plate]

More idioms containing
lame

a lame duck

Examples of 'lame' in a sentence
lame

Three points and four of my horses lame.
The Sun (2014)
One day the goat with the lame leg stepped on a fire.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
The audience enjoyed some amusing moments but it was a rather lame experiment.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Or one of those lame marshmallow biscuit things.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
To blame politicians is a lame excuse.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But musically it was a pretty lame effort.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Losing this source of balance of payments support is like a star racehorse going lame.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This year has been a bit of a lame duck.
The Sun (2012)
Just sounds like a lame excuse to me.
The Sun (2008)
As excuses go that was pretty lame.
The Sun (2010)
But it is still a bit of a lame donkey.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Lots of horses return lame but are then fine.
The Sun (2016)
But he was lame last night.
The Sun (2010)
You also need to provide for horse transport in case one of your horses goes lame or is ill during the trip.
Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989)
So brace yourselves for more lame jokes, folks.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Instead it's rather tame and lame.
The Sun (2012)
But there's little time for that with all the lame jokes.
The Sun (2013)
The fact is he was lame twice last week but he's recovered well both times.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She won it in courageous fashion from the front, but pulled up lame and was quickly retired by her owner.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She was not helped on her debut at Goodwood when drawn out wide and finishing lame after attempting to get involved in the finish.
The Sun (2015)
So the poor lame grotesque perhaps gets her Upper Second after all.
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
British politicians suffered a collective crisis of confidence after the disastrous attempt to turn lame ducks into national champions in the 1960s and 1970s.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But she did think that it was as well that she wasn't wearing the silver lamé.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2004)
The matching silver lamé dress and coat swam before Dena's eyes.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2004)
All those women pushing to get up front and touch it, Nechells not being a place where you saw a lot of gold lamé.
Laurie Graham MR STARLIGHT (2004)
Huge floral wreaths decorated in gold lamé bows hung from marble columns.
Debbie Macomber ANGELS EVERYWHERE (2004)

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lame

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In other languages
lame

British English: lame /leɪm/ ADJECTIVE
A lame person or animal cannot walk properly because an injury or illness has damaged one of their legs.
She was lame in one leg.
  • American English: lame
  • Arabic: كَسِيحٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: aleijado
  • Chinese: 跛足的
  • Croatian: šepav
  • Czech: chromý
  • Danish: lam
  • Dutch: kreupel
  • European Spanish: cojo
  • Finnish: rampa
  • French: boiteux
  • German: lahm
  • Greek: κουτσός
  • Italian: zoppo
  • Japanese: びっこの
  • Korean: 다리를 저는
  • Norwegian: lam
  • Polish: kulawy
  • European Portuguese: aleijado
  • Romanian: șchiop
  • Russian: хромой
  • Latin American Spanish: cojo
  • Swedish: lam
  • Thai: พิการที่ขา
  • Turkish: topal
  • Ukrainian: кульгавий
  • Vietnamese: què

Chinese translation of 'lame'

lame

(leɪm)

adj

  1. [person, animal] 跛的 (bǒ de)
  2. (= weak) [excuse, argument] 站不住脚(腳)的 (zhànbùzhù jiǎo de)
    to go lame [horse] 变(變)成瘸子 (biànchéng quézi)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
disabled or crippled in the legs or feet
She had to pull out of the championships when her horse went lame.
Synonyms
crippled
He looked after the crippled horse.
limping
hobbling
game
a horse with a game leg
halt (archaic)
the old, the halt, the lame and the blind
2 (adjective) 
Definition
weak
He mumbled some lame excuse about having gone to sleep.
Synonyms
unconvincing
He was given the usual unconvincing excuses.
poor
poor wages and terrible working conditions
A poor crop has sent vegetable prices spiralling.
pathetic
That's the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard.
inadequate
She felt quite painfully inadequate in the crisis.
thin
The evidence is thin, and to some extent, ambiguous.
weak
The evidence against him was too weak to hold up in court.
insufficient
feeble
This is a feeble argument.
unsatisfactory
The inspectors said a third of lessons were unsatisfactory.
flimsy
The charges were based on flimsy evidence.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of feeble
Definition
not effective or convincing
This is a feeble argument.
Synonyms
unconvincing,
poor,
thin,
weak,
slight,
tame,
pathetic,
lame,
flimsy,
paltry,
flat
in the sense of flimsy
Definition
not very convincing
The charges were based on flimsy evidence.
Synonyms
unconvincing,
poor,
thin,
weak,
inadequate,
pathetic,
transparent,
trivial,
feeble,
unsatisfactory,
frivolous,
tenuous,
implausible
in the sense of game
Definition
lame
a horse with a game leg
Synonyms
lame,
injured,
disabled,
crippled,
defective,
bad,
maimed,
deformed,
gammy (British, slang)

Nearby words of
lame

  • lambast
  • lambent
  • lamblike
  • lame
  • lament
  • lamentable
  • lamentation

Synonyms of 'lame'

lame

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of halt
the old, the halt, the lame and the blind
Synonyms
lame,
crippled,
limping
in the sense of inadequate
Definition
not good enough
She felt quite painfully inadequate in the crisis.
Synonyms
incapable,
incompetent,
ineffective,
weak,
pathetic,
faulty,
unfitted,
unfit,
defective,
unequal,
inept,
deficient,
imperfect,
unqualified,
not up to scratch (informal),
inexpert,
inapt,
found wanting
in the sense of pathetic
Definition
distressingly inadequate
That's the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard.
Synonyms
inadequate,
useless,
feeble,
poor,
sorry,
wet (British, informal),
pants (informal),
miserable,
petty,
worthless,
meagre,
pitiful,
woeful,
deplorable,
lamentable,
trashy,
measly (informal),
crummy (slang),
crappy (slang),
rubbishy,
poxy (slang),
wanky (taboo, slang),
chickenshit (US, slang)
in the sense of poor
Definition
lacking in (something)
poor wages and terrible working conditionsA poor crop has sent vegetable prices spiralling.
Synonyms
meagre,
inadequate,
insufficient,
reduced,
lacking,
slight,
miserable,
pathetic,
incomplete,
scant,
sparse,
deficient,
skimpy,
measly (informal),
scanty,
pitiable,
niggardly,
straitened,
exiguous
in the sense of thin
Definition
unconvincing because badly thought out or badly presented
The evidence is thin, and to some extent, ambiguous.
Synonyms
unconvincing,
inadequate,
feeble,
poor,
weak,
slight,
shallow,
insufficient,
superficial,
lame,
scant,
flimsy,
scanty,
unsubstantial
in the sense of unsatisfactory
Definition
not good enough
The inspectors said a third of lessons were unsatisfactory.
Synonyms
not good enough,
inadequate,
unacceptable,
poor,
disappointing,
weak,
pathetic,
insufficient,
unsuitable,
mediocre,
deficient,
unworthy,
displeasing,
not up to scratch (informal),
no great shakes (informal),
not much cop (British, slang),
not up to par
in the sense of weak
Definition
not convincing
The evidence against him was too weak to hold up in court.
Synonyms
unconvincing,
unsatisfactory,
lame,
invalid,
flimsy,
inconclusive,
pathetic
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