Definizione monolingua

lame

lame (third-person singular simple present lames, present participle laming, simple past and past participle lamed)

1. (transitive) to cause a person or animal to become lame
   • 1877: Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: And if you dont want to lame your horse you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly.

lame (plural lames)

1. a lamina
2. pl. a set of joined, overlapping metal plates

lame (comparative lamer, superlative lamest)

1. unable to walk properly because of a problem with ones feet or legs
2. moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function

   a lame leg, arm or muscle

3. (by extension) hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
4. (slang) unconvincing or unbelievable

   He had a really lame excuse for missing the birthday party.

5. (slang) failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant

   He kept telling these extremely lame jokes all night.

Definizione dizionario lame

azzoppare

claudicante

invalido

magro

storpio

zoppicante

zoppo

Altri significati:

lame (cloth made from gold or silver thread)

a fabric made from gold or silver threads and silk, wool or cotton.

(fencing) the electronically conductive jacket worn by foil and sabre fencers