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lame¹
- /leɪm/ UK, US
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
From Middle English lame, from Old English lama (“lame”), from Proto-West Germanic *lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz (“lame”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“to tire; to break”).
adjective lamer · lamest
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Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
With the years, this horse has little by little gone lame.
Similar: crippled
- That cannot be moved properly.
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Physically disabled.
a lame man
Similar: crippled
- Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect. a lame endeavour
-
Unconvincing or unbelievable.
He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.
Similar: weak · Opposite: convincing, believable
- Uncool, uninteresting, or unfunny. He kept telling these extremely lame jokes all night.
verb lames · laming · lamed
noun lames
- A stupid or undesirable person. You lames tryna clone my style and run wit it.
lame²
- /leɪm/ UK, US
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
From Middle French lame, from Latin lāmina. Doublet of lamina.
noun lames
- A thin layer or plate of material, as in certain kinds of armor. This rim involved a raised rolled edge on the rerebrace that was inserted into a raised lip on the lower lame of the pauldron. This lip allows the arm to rotate without the need for leather straps and can be clearly seen carved on to the effigy […]
- A set of joined overlapping metal plates.
- A kitchen tool for scoring bread dough before baking.
Lame³
proper noun
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cripple, halt, crippled, feeble, halting, weak, unfit, spavined, limp, limping, hamstrung, flimsy, crummy, shabby, spoiled, rotten
Translations
Every language
adj unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs
| Español | cojo, rengo, renco, arrengado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 足の不自由な ashi-no fujiyū-na, 足の悪い ashi-no warui |
| 中文 | 瘸腿 quétuǐ, 跛 bǒ, 跛足 bǒzú, 瘸 qué |
| हिन्दी | लंग laṅg, अपंग apaṅg, पंगु paṅgu, लँगड़ा laṅgṛā |
| Português | manco, perneta, coxo, capenga |
| Français | boiteux, boiteuse |
| Deutsch | lahm |
| Italiano | zoppo |
| Ελληνικά | χωλός cholós, κουτσός koutsós |
| Română | șchiop, olog |
| Русский | хромо́й xromój, хрома́ющий xromájuščij |
| العربية | أَعْرَج ʔaʕraj, أَكْسَح ʔaksaḥ, أَشَلّ ʔašall |
| עברית | צוֹלֵעַ tzoléa' |
adj moving with difficulty
| Português | manco |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | χωλός cholós, κουτσός koutsós |
| Română | handicapat, schiopatand |
| Русский | искале́ченный iskaléčennyj, уве́чный uvéčnyj |
| العربية | أَعْرَج ʔaʕraj |
adj slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant
| Español | chafa, soso, monse, monsefú, fome |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ださい dasai, 寒い samui |
| 中文 | 遜 /逊 xùn |
| Português | palha, sem graça, chato |
| Français | nul, naze, poche, ringard |
| Deutsch | ätzend, öde |
| Italiano | patetico, stupido |
| Română | anost, plictisitor, sters |
| Русский | беспонто́вый bespontóvyj, отсто́йный otstójnyj |
| עברית | צוֹלֵעַ tzoléa' |
adj by extension, hobbling
| Português | capenga |
|---|---|
| Русский | хрома́ющий xromájuščij |
adj slang: unconvincing
| Español | cojo |
|---|---|
| Português | fraco, capenga |
| Français | pitoyable, nul, bancal, bateau |
| Ελληνικά | αστήρικτος astíriktos, αστείος asteíos |
| Română | jalnic, slab, lipsit de gust |
| Русский | сла́бый slábyj, неубеди́тельный neubedítelʹnyj |
verb to cause a person or animal to become lame
| Español | tullir |
|---|---|
| Português | deixar manco |
| Italiano | azzoppare |
| Русский | калечить kalečitʹ, увечить uvečitʹ |
noun tool for scoring bread
| Español | cuchilla de panadero |
|---|---|
| Français | lame de boulanger, grignette |
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title = {lame},
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