Definitions for: Lame

[n] a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"
[n] someone who doesn't understand what is going on
[adj] disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
[adj] (of horses) disabled in the feet or legs
[adj] pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"
[v] deprive of the use of a limb, esp. a leg; "The accident has crippled her for life"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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. ``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.]
To make lame.

If you happen to let child fall and lame it. --Swift.

Synonyms: cripple, crippled, feeble, game, halt, halting, spavined, square, unfit, weak

See Also: cloth, fabric, hamstring, maim, material, simple, simpleton, textile

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