Lame (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective, lam·er, lam·est.
  1. physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty: a lame racehorse.
  2. impaired or disabled through defect or injury: a lame arm.
  3. weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy: a lame excuse.
  4. awkward, dull, stupid, or uninteresting.
  5. out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated.
verb (used with object), lamed, lam·ing.
  1. to make lame or defective.
noun
  1. a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
noun, plural lames [leym; French lam]. /leɪm; French lam/. Armor.
  1. any of a number of thin, overlapping plates composing a piece of plate armor, as a fauld, tasset, or gauntlet.
noun
  1. an ornamental fabric in which metallic threads, as of gold or silver, are woven with silk, wool, rayon, or cotton.
adjective
  1. disabled or crippled in the legs or feet
  2. painful or weak
  3. weak; unconvincing
  4. not effective or enthusiastic
  5. conventional or uninspiring
verb
  1. to make lame
noun
  1. one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330; splint
noun
    • a fabric of silk, cotton, or wool interwoven with threads of metal
    • (as modifier)
Lame (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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