: to impair physically so that getting around can only be done with pain or difficulty. Note: Lame was formerly common as a descriptor of any person or animal lacking full use of a part of the body.

LAME definition: physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty. See examples of lame used in a sentence.

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1. Disabled so that movement, especially walking, is difficult or impossible: Lame from the accident, he walked with a cane. A lame wing kept the bird from flying. 2. Marked by pain or rigidness: a lame …

If someone is lame, they are unable to walk properly because of damage to one or both of their legs.

lame adjective [-er/-est only] (NOT SATISFACTORY) (esp. of an excuse or argument) weak and not deserving to be believed:

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Definition of lame adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

lame1 /leɪm/ adj., lam•er, lam•est, v., lamed, lam•ing. crippled or physically disabled, esp. in the foot or leg so as to cause limping. being stiff and sore: a lame arm from tennis. inadequate: a lame excuse. …

6 days ago · lame (comparative lamer, superlative lamest) (especially of an animal) Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs. synonym quotations