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lame

leɪm
WordNet
VII For light honorary lame members. First shock. Part of 'Sinnepoppen', R. Visscher, 1614.
VII For light honorary lame members. First shock. Part of 'Sinnepoppen', R. Visscher, 1614.
  1. (adj) lame
    disabled in the feet or legs "a crippled soldier","a game leg"
  2. (adj) lame
    pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness "a feeble excuse","a lame argument"
  3. (v) lame
    deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg "The accident has crippled her for life"
  4. (n) lame
    a fabric interwoven with threads of metal "she wore a gold lame dress"
  5. (n) lame
    someone who doesn't understand what is going on
Illustrations
Left: Lame dress by Joseph Paquin. Middle: taffeta dress from Martial et Armand. Right: Dress in Scottish plaid taffeta by Paul Poiret. Page from the fashion magazine Art-Goût-Beauté (1920-1933).
Left: Lame dress by Joseph Paquin. Middle: taffeta dress from Martial et Armand. Right: Dress in Scottish plaid taffeta by Paul Poiret. Page from the fashion magazine Art-Goût-Beauté (1920-1933).
Sheet with 4 horizontal rows with representations about Isidoor the lame who is pulled by a horse and cart and three geese. A caption below each image. Numbered top right: No 174.
Sheet with 4 horizontal rows with representations about Isidoor the lame who is pulled by a horse and cart and three geese. A caption below each image. Numbered top right: No 174.
"Robe de Valencia" with gold lame lace, by Jean Magnin. Print from the fashion magazine Très Parisien ... La Mode, Le Chic, L'Élégance (1920-1936)
"Robe de Valencia" with gold lame lace, by Jean Magnin. Print from the fashion magazine Très Parisien ... La Mode, Le Chic, L'Élégance (1920-1936)
The Apostles Peter and John healed the lame at the temple.
The Apostles Peter and John healed the lame at the temple.
Saint Peter and John heal a lame man in a temple. A crowd of men and women watch. In the background a mountain landscape.
Saint Peter and John heal a lame man in a temple. A crowd of men and women watch. In the background a mountain landscape.
Lame street vendor with a stick over his shoulder from which shoes are hanging. The man walks barefoot and smokes a pipe.
Lame street vendor with a stick over his shoulder from which shoes are hanging. The man walks barefoot and smokes a pipe.
The Apostles Peter and John healed a lame man in front of the Beautiful Gate of the temple in Jerusalem. At the temple gate, a beggar asks Peter and John for alms. Peter has no money, but he heals him in the name of Christ and reaches out to the man to help him up. A group of men is watching. On the right, two men point to the scene. In the temple and in the background men and women on a bridge. In the middle of the Bible story from Acts. 3 in Latin. Top left a cartouche in the clouds with the assignment,
The Apostles Peter and John healed a lame man in front of the Beautiful Gate of the temple in Jerusalem. At the temple gate, a beggar asks Peter and John for alms. Peter has no money, but he heals him in the name of Christ and reaches out to the man to help him up. A group of men is watching. On the right, two men point to the scene. In the temple and in the background men and women on a bridge. In the middle of the Bible story from Acts. 3 in Latin. Top left a cartouche in the clouds with the assignment,
Christ heals the lame and lepers. Book illustration in a rectangular frame with fine ornaments. This print is printed with several wood blocks.
Christ heals the lame and lepers. Book illustration in a rectangular frame with fine ornaments. This print is printed with several wood blocks.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Lame
    Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect; as, a lame answer. "A lame endeavor.", "O, most lame and impotent conclusion!"
  2. Lame
    Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.
  3. Lame
    lām To make lame. "If you happen to let child fall and lame it."
  4. Lame
    To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. lame
    Crippled or disabled by injury to or defect of a limb or limbs; specifically, walking with difficulty; halting; limping: as, a lame man or horse.
  2. lame
    Inefficient from injury or defect; unsound or impaired in strength; crippled: as, a lame leg or arm.
  3. lame
    Figuratively, imperfect; lacking finish or completeness; defective in quality or quantity; halting; insufficient; hobbling: as, lame verse; lame rimes; a lame excuse.
  4. lame
    To make lame; cripple or disable; render imperfect or unsound: as, to lame an antagonist; to lame an arm or a leg.
  5. (n) lame
    Earthenware.
  6. (n) lame
    A broken piece of earthenware; a potsherd.
  7. lame
    Earthen: used of pottery: as, a lame pig (an earthen vessel).
  8. (n) lame
    In armor, a plate of metal.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (adj) Lame
    lām disabled in the limbs: hobbling: unsatisfactory: imperfect
  2. (v.t) Lame
    to make lame: to cripple: to render imperfect
Quotations
He who walks with the lame learns how to limp.
Latin Proverb
William Shakespeare
Youth is full of sport, age's breath is short; youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and age is tame.
William Shakespeare
The best pedigree in the world won't sell a lame race horse.
Source Unknown
Don't halt before you are lame.
English Proverb
When a blind man carries a lame man both go forward.
Swedish Proverb
Albert Einstein
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
Albert Einstein
Idioms

Lame duck - If something or someone is a lame duck, they are in trouble.

Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary OE. lame, AS. lama,; akin to D. lam, G. lahm, OHG., Dan., & Sw. lam, Icel. lami, Russ. lomate, to break, lomota, rheumatism

Usage in the news

Your engagement photos are unoriginal and lame. vancouversun.com

She was a girl who laughed easily at her uncle's lame jokes. ashingtonpost.com

Rather than cashing in on the bleak atmosphere, the film merely uses its exotic location as window dressing on an otherwise lame story. blog.syracuse.com

Funny bit this morning with the guys, Lauren & Derek on WZZM 13 covering the controversy surrounding the lame dude who wants to marry his sweetheart in a fort. grd.com

Here's a few tips on how you can tell you're at a lame New Year's Party. kyssfm.com

ASA calls for quick passage of Russia PNTR in lame duck session. aberdeennews.com

The upcoming "lame duck" Congress could pose a major threat to the welfare of thousands of West Virginians, speakers at a state AFL -CIO news conference warned Thursday. vgazette.com

The upcoming "lame duck" Congress could pose a major threat to the welfare of thousands of West Virginians, speakers at a state AFL-CIO news conference warned Thursday. vgazette.com

During this lame duck session of Congress, our senators should co-sponsor that legislation. times-news.com

Should Lame Duck Legislature Tackle Election Reform. cbe.org

The lame-duck state Legislature rammed right-to-work legislation into Michigan law in just five - 1:12 am. freep.com

How lame are the opposition researchers for Mitt Romney's Republican rivals. tnr.com

Although the legislative trends decided by next month's elections won't be known until the lame duck session of Congress and later, based on what we know now it may be a good time to consider selling a small business. ebcpa.com

NBC & WBAL should be ashamed of lame tape delay Olympics coverage. nst.net

Add "lame duck" to what is increasingly becoming a lame. latimes.com

Usage in scientific papers

K is the period of the Lam´e potential, and where on the right-hand side we have expressed J in terms of the effective semiclassical expansion parameter 1/κ.
Perturbative--nonperturbative connection in quantum mechanics and field theory

For the Lam´e system (49) we can exploit the algebraic relation to the finite-dimensional spectral problem (50).
Perturbative--nonperturbative connection in quantum mechanics and field theory

Nevertheless, the high degree of symmetry in the Lam´e system means that the perturbative calculation can be done to arbitrarily high order .
Perturbative--nonperturbative connection in quantum mechanics and field theory

Ward, “The Nahm equations, finite-gap potentials and Lam´e functions”, J.
Perturbative--nonperturbative connection in quantum mechanics and field theory

Two interpretations have been proposed to account for this filamentary emission: either the magnetic field is large enough (≃ 100 µG) to induce strong radiative losses in the high energy electrons (Vink and Laming 2003), or the magnetic field is damped at the shock (Pohl, Yan & Lazarian 2005).
Supernova remnants, planetary nebulae and superbubbles: prospects for new XMM-Newton observations

Usage in literature

We may have a visible sign of Spavin, swelling and hardness of the part, without lameness. "The Veterinarian" by Chas. J. Korinek

She was not lame any longer; she had bright wings, and a pure white robe, and a golden harp. "Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends" by Fanny Fern

If only his lameness would leave him! "The Young Treasure Hunter" by Frank V. Webster

A further claim upon the Earl's forbearance was the personal defect of the poor surgeon, who was lame, and short in stature. "Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745." by Mrs. Thomson

It was no light task, for the dog was lame, and the wind carried back our shouts into our very teeth. "Kilgorman" by Talbot Baines Reed

She will probably be lame for life. "Tom and Some Other Girls" by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

If I leave you in peace, you may be lame for life. "More about Pixie" by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

I forgot withal that I was lame. "Vesty of the Basins" by Sarah P. McLean Greene

Velo was silent, and Zaidos returned to his cot, once more conscious of his fatigue and lameness. "Shelled by an Unseen Foe" by James Fiske

He wasn't lame then, was he? "Frank Merriwell's Races" by Burt L. Standish

Usage in poetry
They give their best—O tenfold shame
On us their fallen progeny,
Who sacrifice the blind and lame -
Who will not wake or fast with Thee!
"The Epiphany" by John Keble Author object (382)
We are the poor, the blind, the lame,
And help was far, and death was nigh;
But at the gospel-call we came,
And every want received supply.
"Hymn 12" by Isaac Watts Author object (310)
"He comes! He comes! And, sad one, who can say
What He may do for thee?
He makes the lame to walk! He heals the sick!
He makes the blind to see!"
"The Miracle" by Virna Sheard
Behold the blind their sight receive;
Behold the dead awake and live;
The dumb speak wonders, and the lame
Leap like the hart, and bless his name.
"Hymn 137" by Isaac Watts Author object (310)
"Ye ha' seen me heal the lame and blind,
And wake the dead," says he,
"Ye shall see one thing to master all:
'Tis how a brave man dies on the tree."
"Ballad Of The Goodly Fere" by Ezra Pound Author object (202)
"Thou, had'st thou not been sick and lame,
Would'st ne'er have learned this plot,
And had'st thou strength thou could'st not pass
The lines, and not be shot.
"A Ballad Of 1812" by Sarah Anne Curzon