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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lame \Lame\ (l[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lamed (l[=a]md); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Laming.]
     To make lame.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           If you happen to let child fall and lame it. --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lame \Lame\ (l[=a]m), a. [Compar. Lamer (l[=a]m"[~e]r);
     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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect; as, a
        lame answer. ``A lame endeavor.'' --Barrow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O, most lame and impotent conclusion! --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Lame duck
        (a) (Stock Exchange), a person who can not fulfill his
            contracts. [Cant]
        (b) An elected politician who is completing a term after
            having been defeated at an election; also, an office
            holder who cannot or chooses not to run again for the
            same office; -- So called from the presumed lack of
            political power of one who is soon to be out of
            office.
        (b) Any office holder who is serving out a term after a
            replacement has been selected.
            [1913 Webster +PJC]

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. ``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]

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  lame
       adj 1: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble
              excuse"; "a lame argument" [syn: feeble]
       2: (of horses) disabled in the feet or legs [syn: spavined]
       3: disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game
          leg" [syn: crippled, halt, halting, game]
       n 1: someone who doesn't understand what is going on [syn: square]
       2: 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" [syn: cripple]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lame
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 η λεπίδα
     2 το μεγάλο κύμα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lame
     Esperanto adv.
     lamely
     Estonian a.
     flat
     Friulian n.
     blade
     Italian n.
     (plural of it lama)
     Middle English vb.
     To shine.
     Old French n.
     blade (gloss: of a weapon)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: lamer)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  lame
     a.
     1 (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.
     3 (lb en by extension) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
     4 (lb en slang) unconvincing or unbelievable.
     5 (lb en slang) fail to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant.
     n.
     (lb en prison slang) A stupid or undesirable person.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
     n.
     A lamina; a thin layer or plate of material, as in certain kinds of
  armor.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  lame
     Esperanto adv.
     lamely
     Estonian a.
     flat
     German a.
     1 (lb de slang) boring; unimpressive
     2 (lb de slang) unskilled; useless
     Middle English vb.
     To shine.
     Old French n.
     blade (gloss: of a weapon)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: lamer)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  lame
     Esperanto adv.
     lamely
     Estonian a.
     flat
     German a.
     1 (lb de slang) boring; unimpressive
     2 (lb de slang) unskilled; useless
     Middle English vb.
     To shine.
     Old French n.
     blade (gloss: of a weapon)
     Swedish a.
     (adj form of sv lam  def natm s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lame
     Ranska n.
     terä (koko terä)
     Ruotsi a.
     (sv-a-taivm lam e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lame
     Engelska a.
     lam
     Engelska vb.
     förlama, göra någon lam

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  lame
     a.
     (böjning sv adj lam)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Lame /lˈeɪm/
  قماش السحيف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  lame //leɪm// 
  1. безинтересен, скучен
  slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant
  2. неубедителен
  slang: unconvincing
  3. куц 2.
  unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs
   3.
  by extension, hobbling

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  lame //leɪm// 
  осакатявам
  to cause a person or animal to become lame