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lame
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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.

[Middle English, from Old English lama.]

lamely adv.
lameness 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 lmina, thin plate.]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lame - someone who doesn't understand what is going on
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"
Verb1.lame - deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"
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"
weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"
2.lame - disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
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"

lame
Translations

lame [leɪm] adjcojo, rengo (LAM) (= weak); débil, poco convincente;
lame duck (fig) (person) → inútil m/f: (firm) → empresa en quiebra
lame [leɪm] adj (also fig) → boiteux/euse;
lame duck (fig) → canard boiteux
lame [leɪm] adjlahm; [argument, answer] → schwach
lame [leɪm] adjzoppo/a;
lame duck (fig) (= person); persona inetta: (= firm); azienda traballante

lame
adj lame [leim]
1 unable to walk properly He was lame for weeks after his fall.kruppelأعْرَجкуцkulhavýhalt; haltendelahmκουτσόςcojolombakasلنگrampaboiteuxצוֹלֵעलंगड़ाhromsántalumpuhhalturzoppoびっこの절름발이의šlubas, raišasklibs; kroplstempangmankhaltkulawycoxoşchiop; care şchiopăteazăхромойkrívajúcišepavhromhaltพิการtopal跛的кульгавийلنگڑاkhập khiễng
2 not satisfactory; unacceptable a lame excuse.onvoldoendeغَير مَقْبول، غَيْر مُرْضٍнезадоволителенchabýtynd; usselmangelhaftανεπαρκής, μη ικανοποιητικόςpoco convincentelonkavغیر قابل قبولontuvapiètreלא מְשַכנֵעַअसंतोषजनकjadan, neprihvatljivgyatralemahlélegur, ófullnægjandiinconsistenteへたな불충분한nepatenkinamas, nevykęs(par iebildumu, atvainošanos u.tml.) neveikls; nepārliecinošslemaharmzaligdårlig (unnskyldning)nieprzekonywającyfraconeconvingătorнеудовлетворительный; неубедительныйchabýnezadovoljivneuverljivotillfredsställande, lamไม่ได้เรื่องzayıf, sudan, inandırıcı olmayan站不住腳的незадовільний; непереконливийغیر تسلی بخشkhông có sức thuyết phục
v
to make unable to walk properly He was lamed by a bullet in the ankle.verlamيَكْسَح، يُصاب بالعَرَجокуцявамochromit, zchromitblive haltlähmenκουτσαίνωlisiar, dejar cojolombakaks tegemaلنگ شدنrampauttaaestropierלִגרוֹם צְלִיעָהहाथ-पांव तोड़ देना, लंगड़ा कर देना, पंगु बनानाosakaćenmegbénítmelumpuhkanhelta, gera haltanazzoppareびっこにする절름발이로 만들다suluošintisakropļot; padarīt klibumenempangkanmank makengjøre halt/til krøplingokulawićaleijarschilodiкалечитьochromiťohromitiobogaljitigöra haltทำให้พิการtopal etmek使跛нівечити, калічитиلنگڑا کر دیناlàm cho bị què使
adv ˈlamely
mank, kreupelبِعَرَجнеувереноneobratnětamt; usikkertlahmκουτσάsin convicciónlongatesلنگانontuvastimaladroitementבְּאוֹפֶן צוֹלֵעलंगड़ाते हुएsakatosántán, gyatránsecara lumpuhklaufalega, óhönduglegamalamenteびっこをひいて불충분하게šlubuodamas, netvirtaikropli; neveiklitempangmank, armzaligheidspakt, tamtkulawosem convicçãocu stângăcie, fără îndemâ­nareприхрамываяneobratnešepavohromohaltande, lamtไม่ได้เรื่องtopallayarak一瘸一拐地кульгавоنا کامیابی سےquè quặt; khập khiễng
n ˈlameness
kruppelheid, mankheidعَرَجнеувереностkulhavostdet at være haltdie Lahmheitχωλότηταcojeralonkamineلنگ زدنrampuusboiterieפִּיסחוּתलंगड़ापनsakatostsántaság, bénaságkelumpuhanheltil'essere zoppo; imperfezioneびっこ불충분šlubumas, bejėgiškumasklibums; neveiklumsketempanganhet mank zijn, armzaligheiddet å være halt/krøpling; spakhetkulawiznadefeitoşchiopătatхромота;неубедительностьchromosťšepavosthromosthalthet, hältaความไม่ได้เรื่องtopallık跛行кульгавістьلنگsự bị què; khập khiễng

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