lame 1 (l m)adj. lam·er, lam·est 1. Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible: Lame from the accident, he walked with a cane. A lame wing kept the bird from flying. 2. Marked by pain or rigidness: a lame back. 3. Weak and ineffectual; unsatisfactory: a lame attempt to apologize; lame excuses for not arriving on time. tr.v. lamed, lam·ing, lames To cause to become lame; cripple. [Middle English, from Old English lama.] lame  ly adv.lame ness n. |
| lame 2 (lm) n. A thin metal plate, especially one of the overlapping steel plates in medieval armor. [French, from Old French, from Latin l mina, thin plate.] |
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