lame

Meanings

• Adjective

  Unfit or unable to walk properly; having a disability in the legs.

  - "The injured athlete was carried off the field on a stretcher, leaving his team lame without their star player."
  - "The elderly man's lame leg made it difficult for him to climb the stairs."

• Adjective

  Uninteresting, unimpressive, or lacking in merit.

  - "The speaker's lame jokes failed to elicit any laughter from the audience."
  - "The lame excuse for a reason just doesn't cut it."

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Pronunciation

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Antonyms

efficient , perfect , cool , funny , interesting , relevant , believable , convincing

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Synonyms

hobbling , imperfect , inefficient , limping , boring , irrelevant , pathetic , uncool , unfunny , uninteresting , unbelievable , weak , crippled

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lame
ame , fame , game , tame

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Variants

List of all variants of lame that leads to same result
lame , lamely , lameness , lamenesses , lamer , lamest , lamed , lames , laming , lame duck , lame ducks , lame-duck

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Forms

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lamer, lame-ly, lamed

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Etymology

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Old English 'lamian' meaning 'to maim, cripple, or disable'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'lame duck' refers to a political figure who is no longer in power but still holds office until the end of their term.

2. In the Middle Ages, a 'lame knight' was a knight who had lost his leg in battle and was no longer able to ride a horse in the jousting tournament.

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Related Concepts

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1. Disability: A condition or state that impairs normal functioning, especially physically or mentally.

2. Handicap: A disadvantage or limitation, especially one that makes achievement difficult.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'lame' has been used to describe characters with physical disabilities, such as Tiny Tim in 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. In music, there is a band called 'Lame' that was active in the 1990s.

How to Memorize "lame"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person using crutches or a wheelchair to move around.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a limping animal.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Lame Ducks Can't Walk' to help remember the meaning.

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