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Word: Lame
Speech Type: Adjective
Old English lama, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch lam and German lahm
leɪm
(especially of an animal) unable to walk without difficulty as the result of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot
Short Definition:disabled in leg or foot
Examples:- his horse went lame
(of something intended to be entertaining) uninspiring and dull
Short Definition:uninspiring and dull
Examples:- I found the programme pretty lame and not very informative
- I made really stupid posters with lame slogans
(of verse or metrical feet) halting; metrically defective.
Short Definition:metrically defective
Word: Lame
Speech Type: Verb
leɪm
make (a person or animal) lame
Short Definition:make lame
Examples:- he was badly lamed during the expedition
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