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English Dictionary: lame	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for lame
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lame adj pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument" Synonym(s): feeble, lame disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" Synonym(s): crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game n someone who doesn't understand what is going on [syn: square, lame] a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress" v deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life" Synonym(s): cripple, lame
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lame \Lame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laming}.] To make lame. If you happen to let child fall and lame it. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lame \Lame\, a. [Compar. {Lamer}; superl. {Lamest}.] [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. [bd]Lame of one leg.[b8] --Arbuthnot. [bd]Lame in both his feet.[b8] --2 Sam. ix. 13. [bd]He fell, and became lame.[b8] --2 Sam. iv. 4. 2. Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect. [bd]A lame endeavor.[b8] --Barrow. O, most lame and impotent conclusion! --Shak. {Lame duck} (stock Exchange), a person who can not fulfill his contracts. [Cant]