lame (redirected from lamest)

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

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lame

adj lame [leim]

1 unable to walk properly He was lame for weeks after his fall. kruppel أعْرَج куц kulhavý halt; haltende lahm κουτσός cojo lombakas لنگ rampa boiteux צוֹלֵע लंगड़ा hrom sánta lumpuh haltur zoppo びっこの 절름발이의 šlubas, raišas klibs; kropls tempang mank halt kulawy coxo şchiop; care şchiopătează хромой krívajúci šepav hrom halt พิการ topal 跛的 кульгавий لنگڑا khập khiễng 跛的

2 not satisfactory; unacceptable a lame excuse. onvoldoende غَير مَقْبول، غَيْر مُرْضٍ незадоволителен chabý tynd; ussel mangelhaft ανεπαρκής, μη ικανοποιητικός poco convincente lonkav غیر قابل قبول ontuva piètre לא מְשַכנֵעַ असंतोषजनक jadan, neprihvatljiv gyatra lemah lélegur, ófullnægjandi inconsistente へたな 불충분한 nepatenkinamas, nevykęs (par iebildumu, atvainošanos u.tml.) neveikls; nepārliecinošs lemah armzalig dårlig (unnskyldning) nieprzekonywający fraco neconvingător неудовлетворительный; неубедительный chabý nezadovoljiv neuverljiv otillfredsställande, lam ไม่ได้เรื่อง zayıf, sudan, inandırıcı olmayan 站不住腳的 незадовільний; непереконливий غیر تسلی بخش không có sức thuyết phục 站不住脚的

v

to make unable to walk properly He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle. verlam يَكْسَح، يُصاب بالعَرَج окуцявам ochromit, zchromit blive halt lähmen κουτσαίνω lisiar, dejar cojo lombakaks tegema لنگ شدن rampauttaa estropier לִגרוֹם צְלִיעָה हाथ-पांव तोड़ देना, लंगड़ा कर देना, पंगु बनाना osakaćen megbénít melumpuhkan helta, gera haltan azzoppare びっこにする 절름발이로 만들다 suluošinti sakropļot; padarīt klibu menempangkan mank maken gjøre halt/til krøpling okulawić aleijar schilodi калечить ochromiť ohromiti obogaljiti göra halt ทำให้พิการ topal etmek 使跛 нівечити, калічити لنگڑا کر دینا làm cho bị què 使跛

adv lamely

mank, kreupel بِعَرَج неуверено neobratně tamt; usikkert lahm κουτσά sin convicción longates لنگان ontuvasti maladroitement בְּאוֹפֶן צוֹלֵע लंगड़ाते हुए sakato sántán, gyatrán secara lumpuh klaufalega, óhönduglega malamente びっこをひいて 불충분하게 šlubuodamas, netvirtai kropli; neveikli tempang mank, armzaligheid spakt, tamt kulawo sem convicção cu stângăcie, fără îndemâ­nare прихрамывая neobratne šepavo hromo haltande, lamt ไม่ได้เรื่อง topallayarak 一瘸一拐地 кульгаво نا کامیابی سے què quặt; khập khiễng 一瘸一拐地

n lameness

kruppelheid, mankheid عَرَج неувереност kulhavost det at være halt die Lahmheit χωλότητα cojera lonkamine لنگ زدن rampuus boiterie פִּיסחוּת लंगड़ापन sakatost sántaság, bénaság kelumpuhan helti l'essere zoppo; imperfezione びっこ 불충분 šlubumas, bejėgiškumas klibums; neveiklums ketempangan het mank zijn, armzaligheid det å være halt/krøpling; spakhet kulawizna defeito şchiopătat хромота;неубедительность chromosť šepavost hromost halthet, hälta ความไม่ได้เรื่อง topallık 跛行 кульгавість لنگ sự bị què; khập khiễng 跛行