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lame

1

[ leym ]

adjective

lamer, lamest.
  1. physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty:

    a lame racehorse.

  2. impaired or disabled through defect or injury:

    a lame arm.

  3. weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy:

    a lame excuse.

  4. Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. awkward, dull, stupid, or uninteresting.
  5. Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated.


verb (used with object)

lamed, laming.
  1. to make lame or defective.

noun

  1. Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.

lame

2

[ leym; French lam ]

noun

Armor.
plural lames
  1. any of a number of thin, overlapping plates composing a piece of plate armor, as a fauld, tasset, or gauntlet.

濒补尘茅

3

[ lah-mey, la-; French la-mey ]

noun

  1. an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, are woven with silk, wool, rayon, or cotton.

濒补尘茅

1

/ 藞濒蓱藧尘别瑟 /

noun

    1. a fabric of silk, cotton, or wool interwoven with threads of metal
    2. ( as modifier )

      a gold 濒补尘茅 gown

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lame

2

/ 濒别瑟尘 /

adjective

  1. disabled or crippled in the legs or feet
  2. painful or weak

    a lame back

  3. weak; unconvincing

    a lame excuse

  4. not effective or enthusiastic

    a lame try

  5. slang.
    conventional or uninspiring
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make lame
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lame

3

/ 濒别瑟尘 /

noun

  1. one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330; splint
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Sensitive Note

Many speakers do not recognize or consider the connection between the medical and slang senses of lame . Nevertheless, using a term associated with injury or disability as a general insult is sometimes perceived as insensitive to or by people with disabilities.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞濒补尘别濒测, adverb
  • 藞濒补尘别苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 濒补尘别顎僱测 adverb
  • 濒补尘别顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lame1

First recorded before 900; Middle English (adjective and verb); Old English lama (adjective); cognate with Dutch lam, German lahm, Old Norse lami; akin to Lithuanian 濒煤辞尘补蝉

Origin of lame2

1580鈥90; < Middle French < Latin 濒腻尘颈苍补 a thin piece or plate

Origin of lame3

1920鈥25; < French, equivalent to lame lame 2 + -茅 < Latin -腻迟耻蝉 -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lame1

from French, from Old French lame gold or silver thread, thin plate, from Latin 濒腻尘颈苍补 thin plate

Origin of lame2

Old English lama; related to Old Norse lami, German lahm

Origin of lame3

C16: via Old French from Latin 濒腻尘颈苍补 a thin plate, lamina
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It can make animals lame and, for the very young, result in fatalities.

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"We had ducks and chickens, a couple of the ducks went lame and we did consult the vet, he thought it was because of lead contamination," added Robin.

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"Is this lame?" she asked at the last moment.

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"It is unfortunate that Olmert, regardless of how nice he was鈥 was a lame duck," Husseini says, "and therefore, we will go nowhere with this."

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Even before his martial law declaration, Yoon had been reduced to a lame duck leader as the opposition party held the majority in parliament.

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