Thesaurus: lame

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1. superl. Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.
2. superl. To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man.
3. superl. Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
4. v. t. To make lame.
5. adj. pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
6. adj. disabled in the feet or legs
7. n. someone who doesn't understand what is going on
8. n. a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
9. v. deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
10. 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] To make lame. If you happen to let child fall and lame it. Swift.
11. To make lame.If you happen to let child fall and lame it. Swift.
12. j:92/v:8 n. a fabric interwoven with threads of metal