noun
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A stupid or undesirable person.
verb
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To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
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1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: And if you don't want to lame your horse you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly.
adjective
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Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
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Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function.
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a lame leg, arm or muscle
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(by extension) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
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Unconvincing or unbelievable.
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He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.
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Failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant.
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He kept telling these extremely lame jokes all night.
Examples of lame in a Sentence
He was lame for the rest of his days.
He muttered some lame excuse, feigning making an error.
Five sets of predatory eyes fell to her, as if realizing there was a lame lamb in their midst.
He was lame and of weakly health.
Above these, marine Rhaetic beds appear at intervals, notably near Lame, where they are succeeded by Lower Lias shales and limestones.
I know the name sounds lame, it is supposed to!
A 17 hands Show Horse became lame in a hind leg.
But the mommy looks pretty lame so it's hard to cheer on anyone at all.
This drew all the children after him and he led them out of the town to the Koppelberg hill, in the side of which a door suddenly opened, by which he entered and the children after him, all but one who was lame and could not follow fast enough to reach the door before it shut again.
The assize town is Belfast, and quarter sessions are held at Ballymena, Ballymoney, Belfast, Lame and Lisburn.
In 1864 he commanded a division of the 17th Army Corps in Sherman's Atlanta campaign, and before Atlanta, on the 10th of July, he received a wound which forced him to retire from active service, and left him lame for life.
About 1417 he became involved in a violent quarrel with his cousin, Henry of Bavaria-Landshut, fell under both the papal and the imperial ban, and in 1439 was attacked by his son Louis the Lame.
Virginia leaders, including Henry, were the first to urge the formation of a national government with adequate powers supersede the lame confederacy.
A man of small stature and unimpressive appearance, he was somewhat lame from birth, a fact which was used as an argument against his succession, an oracle having warned Sparta against a "lame reign."
It is somewhat curious that some of those who claim Rabelais as an enemy of the supernatural in general have been the loudest to condemn this blemish, and that some of them have made the exceedingly lame excuse for him that it was a means of wrapping up his propaganda and keeping it and himself safe from the notice of the powers that were.
Four sons had been born to Malatesta - Malatestino, Giovanni the Lame, Paolo the Handsome, and Pandolfo; but only the oldest and youngest survived him.
Also, the crowds are very lame, most being lifeless 2D cutouts that you can actually see are 2D!
In his final weeks of office, far from being a lame duck, Bill Clinton is more popular than ever.
And just in case you think that's a thoroughly lame excuse, we're not talking about the Queen Mother.
It all seemed so ill-prepared, a kids ' pleasure trip up the river at last minute, how lame.
I'm not going to stand here and give you a list of lame jokes.
We thought he was fantastic at the time but now it all seems a bit lame.
Don't get me wrong, I think hurting animals is pretty lame.
Hemmo was the main danger on the left, several times skipping past some fairly lame defenders.
Man, some rock'n'roll has got so lame nowadays.
He must have gone lame, or worse " .
At the age of eighteen months, however, he contracted polio, which would leave him lame for the rest of his life.
But we went to-day and the long sinews Of our elm were lame With wind that ran in the day's lost clues.
Maybe the thought of such lame activity brings a smug smile to your face.
The government remained in the hands of Cardinal Bakocz till his death in 1521, when the supreme authority at court was disputed between the lame palatine Istvan Bathory, and his rival, the eminent jurist and orator Istvan Verbdczy (q.v.), - both of them incompetent, unprincipled place-hunters, - while, in the background lurked Janos Zapolya (see John (Zapolya), King Of Hungary), voivode of Tran sylvania, patiently waiting till the death of the feeble and childless king (who, in 1522, married Maria of Austria) should open for him a way to the throne.
This was a lame way out of the difficulty, for the queen could only confer precedence within her own realms, whereas an act of parliament bestowing the title of prince consort would have made the prince's right to rank above all royal imperial highnesses quite clear, and would have left no room for such disputes as afterwards occurred when foreign princes chose to treat Prince Albert as having mere courtesy rank in his wife's kingdom.
When a horse has been overstrained by work the best remedy is a long rest at pasture, and, if it be lame or weak in the limbs, the winter season is most conducive to recovery.
I rode on a rough road, and fell off three or four times, and am now awfully lame!
While the film does keep adults and kids relatively entertained, it also drifts into both lame slapstick and sappy sentimentality.
But we went to-day and the long sinews Of our elm were lame With wind that ran in the day 's lost clues.
I know it sounds lame but I promise they are great!
You could wear an orange tie if you really want to "match" her- but matching is kind of lame.
Materials-Fabric selections include charmeuse, chiffon, liquid sequins, taffeta, tulle, organza, lame, and satin.
While it might seem a bit lame, your parents are there to help take care of you.
While some people might think that's lame, your school's after-prom party makes planning simple by doing the planning for you.
The actor was reportedly banned from all Nobu restaurants for a couple of reasons, not least being his lame excuse for a tip.
At his sentencing, he apologized for his behavior, no lame excuses, no public relations spin, just a simple apology.
I first learned about this at the age of 12 as a young rider when my horse went lame one week before a very large horse show.
A sexy sweetheart neckline, fitted beaded bodice with a dropped waist will show off your fabulous figure in this metallic lame gown.
For that, he was killed, and now it is up to the heroes to defeat each of the six and restore peace to the world.Yeah, it's pretty lame.
The store inventory is limited to skins, guitars and characters, which is pretty lame since none of them are different from any of the previous Guitar Hero games.
You find yourself stranded on some foreign planet… stop me if you've heard this one before… and they've found yet another lame excuse to have all of the abilities Ms. Aran learned in the last game sucked away through mysterious forces.
Other times, when I thought my performance was lame, I got a better score.
The entire back portion of this swimsuit is exposed, save for a gold lame tie.
Find stretchy fabric belts to wear with chiffon, Spandex, latex, lame, and satin, all hot 80s looks that you'll love.