📖 Definitions of "Lame"
noun
- 1
A stupid or undesirable person.
verb
- 1
To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
"1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: And if you don't want to lame your horse you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly."
adjective
- 1
Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
- 2
Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function.
"a lame leg, arm or muscle"
- 3
(by extension) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
- 4
Unconvincing or unbelievable.
"He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party."
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