Lame definition
A lame excuse.
Lame from the accident, he walked with a cane. A lame wing kept the bird from flying.
A lame back.
A lame attempt to apologize.
A lame back.
A lame back.
A lame leg, arm or muscle.
He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.
An example of lame is a person who has trouble walking.
An example of lame is a poor excuse for missing an important occasion.
That movie was so lame!
- those who are crippled by an injured or deformed leg or foot
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of lame
- French spangled, laminated, lamé from Old French lame thin metal plate lame2
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- French from Old French from Latin lāmina thin plate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old English lama
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old English lama, from the Proto-Germanic *lama-, from Proto-Indo-European *lem- (“to crush; fragile”). Akin to German lahm and Dutch lam, Old Norse lami, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian lam, akin to Old Church Slavonic ломити (lomiti, “to break”).
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