English

Detailed Synonyms for lame in English

lame:

lame adj

  1. lame
  2. lame
    – disabled in the feet or legs 1
    lame; game; halt; crippled; halting; gimpy
    – disabled in the feet or legs 1
  3. lame
    – pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness 1
    lame; feeble
    – pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness 1
    • lame adj
      • a lame argument1
    • feeble adj
      • a feeble excuse1

lame [the ~] noun

  1. the lame
    – a fabric interwoven with threads of metal 1
    the lame
    – a fabric interwoven with threads of metal 1
    • lame [the ~] noun
      • she wore a gold lame dress1
  2. the lame
    – someone who doesn't understand what is going on 1
    the square; the lame
    – someone who doesn't understand what is going on 1

to lame verb (lames, lamed, laming)

  1. to lame
    – deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg 1
    to lame; to cripple
    – deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg 1
    • lame verb (lames, lamed, laming)
    • cripple verb (cripples, crippled, crippling)
      • The accident has crippled her for life1

Conjugations for lame:

present
  1. lame
  2. lame
  3. lames
  4. lame
  5. lame
  6. lame
simple past
  1. lamed
  2. lamed
  3. lamed
  4. lamed
  5. lamed
  6. lamed
present perfect
  1. have lamed
  2. have lamed
  3. has lamed
  4. have lamed
  5. have lamed
  6. have lamed
past continuous
  1. was laming
  2. were laming
  3. was laming
  4. were laming
  5. were laming
  6. were laming
future
  1. shall lame
  2. will lame
  3. will lame
  4. shall lame
  5. will lame
  6. will lame
continuous present
  1. am laming
  2. are laming
  3. is laming
  4. are laming
  5. are laming
  6. are laming
subjunctive
  1. be lamed
  2. be lamed
  3. be lamed
  4. be lamed
  5. be lamed
  6. be lamed
diverse
  1. lame!
  2. let's lame!
  3. lamed
  4. laming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "lame":

  1. disabled in the feet or legs1
  2. pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness1
    • a lame argument1
  3. a fabric interwoven with threads of metal1
    • she wore a gold lame dress1
  4. someone who doesn't understand what is going on1
  5. deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg1

Related Synonyms for lame