lame

1 of 5

adjective

ˈlām

lamer; lamest

: having a body part and especially a limb so disabled as to impair freedom of movement

The accident left him lame for life.

: marked by stiffness and soreness

a lame shoulder

: lacking needful or desirable substance : weak, ineffectual

a lame excuse

slang : not being in the know : square

She's cool, but her boyfriend is so lame.

: inferior

a lame school

: contemptible, nasty

lame racist jokes

lamely adverb

lameness noun

lame

2 of 5

verb

lamed; laming

transitive verb

: to make lame : cripple

: to make weak or ineffective : disable

lame

3 of 5

noun (1)

slang

: a person who is not in the know : square

lame

4 of 5

noun (2)

ˈlām

ˈlam

: a thin plate especially of metal : lamina

lames plural : small overlapping steel plates joined to slide on one another (as in medieval armor)

lamé

5 of 5

noun (3)

la·mé lä-ˈmā How to pronounce lamé (audio)

la-

: a brocaded clothing fabric made from any of various fibers combined with tinsel filling threads

Word History

Etymology

Adjective, Verb, and Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English lama; akin to Old High German lam lame, Lithuanian limti to break down

Noun (2)

Middle French, from Latin lamina

Noun (3)

French

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (1)

1959, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

1922, in the meaning defined above

单词	lameness
释义	lame 1 of 5 adjective ˈlām lamer; lamest 1 a : having a body part and especially a limb so disabled as to impair freedom of movement The accident left him lame for life. b : marked by stiffness and soreness a lame shoulder 2 : lacking needful or desirable substance : weak, ineffectual a lame excuse 3 slang : not being in the know : square She's cool, but her boyfriend is so lame. 4 a : inferior a lame school b : contemptible, nasty lame racist jokes lamely adverb lameness noun lame 2 of 5 verb lamed; laming transitive verb 1 : to make lame : cripple 2 : to make weak or ineffective : disable lame 3 of 5 noun (1) slang : a person who is not in the know : square lame 4 of 5 noun (2) ˈlām ˈlam 1 : a thin plate especially of metal : lamina 2 lames plural : small overlapping steel plates joined to slide on one another (as in medieval armor) lamé 5 of 5 noun (3) la·mé lä-ˈmā la- : a brocaded clothing fabric made from any of various fibers combined with tinsel filling threads Synonyms Adjective cheap contemptible cruddy deplorable despicable dirty grubby lousy mean nasty paltry pitiable pitiful ratty scabby scummy scurvy sneaking sorry wretched Verb cripple disable incapacitate maim mutilate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective The horse had gone lame, and it grew lamer. The accident left him lame for life. He offered a lame apology for his actions. She's nice, but her boyfriend is really lame. Verb we were afraid that the horse would be lamed by its horrible fall Word History Etymology Adjective, Verb, and Noun (1) Middle English, from Old English lama; akin to Old High German lam lame, Lithuanian limti to break down Noun (2) Middle French, from Latin lamina Noun (3) French First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (1) 1959, in the meaning defined above Noun (2) circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (3) 1922, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing lame lame duck the lame lame duck the lame Kids Definition lame 1 of 2 adjective ˈlām lamer; lamest 1 : not able to get around without pain or difficulty a lame horse 2 : injured or sore so that walking or movement is painful or difficult a lame leg 3 : not very convincing or effective a lame excuse lame 2 of 2 verb lamed; laming : to make or become unable to get around without pain and difficulty lamed in a fall Medical Definition lame adjective ˈlām lamer; lamest : having a body part and especially a limb so disabled as to impair freedom of movement : physically disabled lameness noun as in infirmity Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance infirmity debility disability feebleness debilitation decrepitude impairment weakness paresis paralysis poliomyelitis frailty frailness enfeeblement cerebral palsy paraplegia hemiplegia palsy multiple sclerosis diplegia quadriplegia spastic paralysis Antonyms & Near Antonyms mobility sensation motility
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lame

adjective

verb

noun (1)

noun (2)

noun (3)

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing lame

Kids Definition

adjective

verb

Medical Definition

adjective

noun