lame

lame ¹  (lm)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English lama.]

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lamely adv.

lameness n.

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lame ²  (lm)

n.

A thin metal plate, especially one of the overlapping steel plates in medieval armor.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin lmina, thin plate.]

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lame

Adjective

1. disabled or crippled in the legs or feet

2. weak; unconvincing: lame arguments

Verb

[laming, lamed]

to make lame [Old English lama]

lamely adv
lameness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lame - someone who doesn't understand what is going on square simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
	2.	lame - a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress" cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Verb	1.	lame - deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life" cripple maim - injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion" hamstring - cripple by cutting the hamstring
Adj.	1.	lame - pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument" feeble weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
	2.	lame - disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" crippled, game, gimpy, halt, halting unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"

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lame

adjective 1. disabled, handicapped, crippled, limping, defective, hobbling, game, halt (archaic)

adjective 2. unconvincing, poor, pathetic, inadequate, thin, weak, insufficient, feeble, unsatisfactory, flimsy

Translations

lame [leɪm] adj → cojo, rengo (LAM) (= weak); débil, poco convincente;

lame duck (fig) (person) → inútil m/f: (firm) → empresa en quiebra

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lame [leɪm] adj (also fig) → boiteux/euse;

lame duck (fig) → canard boiteux

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lame [leɪm] adj → lahm; [argument, answer] → schwach

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lame [leɪm] adj → zoppo/a;

lame duck (fig) (= person); persona inetta: (= firm); azienda traballante