LAME

crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game

(adjective) disabled in the feet or legs; “a crippled soldier”; “a game leg”

feeble, lame

(adjective) pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; “a feeble excuse”; “a lame argument”

lame

(noun) a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; “she wore a gold lame dress”

square, lame

(noun) someone who doesn’t understand what is going on

cripple, lame

(verb) deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; “The accident has crippled her for life”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

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.

• Barrow

(slang) Unconvincing or unbelievable.

(slang) Failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant.

Usage notes

Referring to a person without a disability as “lame” is offensive to many as it suggests a derogatory characterization of the physical condition from which the term was derived.

Synonyms

• (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs): crippled

• (moving with difficulty)

• (by extension, hobbling): hobbling, limping, inefficient, imperfect

• (slang, unconvincing): weak, unbelievable

• (slang, failing to be cool, funny, interesting, or relevant): boring, pathetic, uncool, unfunny, uninteresting, irrelevant

Antonyms

• (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs)

• (moving with difficulty)

• (by extension, hobbling): efficient, perfect

• (slang, unconvincing): convincing, believable

• (slang, failing to be cool, funny, interesting, or relevant): cool, funny, interesting, 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

Noun

lame (plural lames)

A lamina; a thin layer or plate of material, as in certain kinds of armor.

(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.

Anagrams

• -meal, Elam, Elma, Lema, Malé, alme, amel, leam, lema, male, meal, mela, mela-

Source: Wiktionary

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Lame, a. [Compar. Lamer; superl. Lamest.] Etym: [OE. lame, AS. lama; akin to D. lam, G. lahm,OHG., Dan., & Sw. lam, Icel. lami, Russ. lomate to break, lomota rheumatism.]

1. (a) Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle. (b) To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man. "Lame of one leg." Arbuthnot. "Lame in both his feet." 2 Sam. ix. 13. "He fell, and became lame." 2 Sam. iv. 4.

2. Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect. "A lame endeavor." Barrow. O, most lame and impotent conclusion! Shak. Lame duck (stock Exchange), a person who can not fulfill his contracts. [Cant]

Lame, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Laming.]

Definition: To make lame. If you happen to let child fall and lame it. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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