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Lame Deer, seeker of visions, by John Fire/Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes
: to impair physically so that getting around can only be done with pain or difficulty. Note: Lame was formerly common as a descriptor of any person or animal lacking full use of a part of the body.
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LAME definition: physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty. See examples of lame used in a sentence.
- crippled or physically disabled, esp. in the foot or leg so as to cause limping. 2. being stiff and sore: a lame arm from playing tennis. 3. weak; inadequate: a lame excuse. 4. Slang. square; ineffectual. 5. to make lame or defective. lame′ness, n.
If someone is lame, they are unable to walk properly because of damage to one or both of their legs.
LAME definition: 1. (especially of animals) not able to walk correctly because of physical injury to or weakness in…. Learn more.
lame (third-person singular simple present lames, present participle laming, simple past and past participle lamed) (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to become lame. synonyms quotations Synonyms: cripple, disable
Definition of lame adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.