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Definition lame
Etymology 1
From Middle English lame, from Old English lama (“lame”), from Proto-Germanic *lamaz (“lame”), from Proto-Indo-European *lem- (“to crush; fragile”). Akin to German lahm and Dutch lam, Old Norse lami, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian lam, akin to Old Church Slavonic ?????? (lomiti, “to break”).
Adjective
lame (comparative lamer, superlative lamest)
- Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
- Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function.
- (by extension) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
- (slang) Unconvincing or unbelievable.
- (slang) Failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant.
Verb
lame (third-person singular simple present lames, present participle laming, simple past and past participle lamed)
- (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
Noun
lame (plural lames)
- (prison slang) A stupid or undesirable person.
Etymology 2
From Middle French lame, from Latin lamina.
Noun
lame (plural lames)
- A lamina.
- (in the plural) A set of joined overlapping metal plates.
Etymology 3
Verb
lame (third-person singular simple present lames, present participle laming, simple past and past participle lamed)
- (obsolete) To shine.
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