About The Word Lame
![Bay Area Crosswords Bay Area Crosswords](/images/bayareacrosswords.jpg)
Learn about the word Lame to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Lame definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Lame
![Lame Meaning & Definition Lame Meaning & Definition](/images/wordmeaningdefinition.jpg)
Lame Definition And Meaning |
---|
What's The Definition Of 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Lame: cripple | crippled | feeble | game | halt | halting | spavined | square | unfit | weak Related Terms | Find terms related to Lame: abortive | awkward | bad | bootless | bugger | burden | castrate | castrated | clumsy | cramp | cripple | crippled | cumber | debilitate | de-energize | disable | disabled | disenable | drain | emasculate | emasculated | embarrass | encumber | enfeeble | enmesh | ensnarl | entangle | entoil | entrammel | entrap | entwine | failed | failing | feeble | fetter | flimsy | fruitless | futile | game | half-baked | halt | halting | hamper | hamstring | hamstrung | handicap | handicapped | hobble | hobbled | hobbling | hors de combat | impaired | impede | inactivate | incapacitate | incapacitated | ineffective | ineffectual | inefficacious | involve | kibosh | lime | limping | lumber | maim | maimed | manque | miscarried | miscarrying | net | of no effect | poor | press down | put | queer | queer the works | sabotage | saddle with | shackle | snarl | spavined | spike | stickit | stillborn | successless | tangle | thin | toil | trammel | unconvincing | unfit | unfortunate | unsuccessful | useless | weak | weaken | weigh down | wing | wreck See Also | cloth | fabric | hamstring | maim | material | simple | simpleton | textile Lame In Webster's Dictionary \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. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Seethe ‐ boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething" [v] foam as if boiling;…
- Pair formation ‐ the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and…
- Asphodelus ‐ small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike…
- Nudist ‐ a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion…
- Tourism ‐ the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a…
- Hart ‐ male red deer [n] United States lyricist who collaborated with…
- Co- ‐ a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains…
- Sonic delay line ‐ a delay line based on the time of propagation of…
- Car company ‐ a company that makes and sells…
- Pot liquor ‐ the liquid in which vegetables or meat have…