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lame
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- pronunciation:
- leIm
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb)
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
lamer, lamest |
definition 1: |
not able to walk well; disabled.
The horse has a lame leg after racing for too many years.- synonyms:
- crippled, disabled, hobbled, maimed
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definition 2: |
sore and difficult to move.
The woman had a lame back after lying in bed for a week.- similar words:
- feeble, weak
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definition 3: |
not adequate; poor.
I gave my parents a lame apology for not helping with the chores.- similar words:
- flimsy, inadequate, insufficient, thin, unsatisfactory, weak
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related words: |
wan |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
lames, laming, lamed |
definition: |
to cause to be unable to walk well.
Pulling too much weight will lame a horse.- synonyms:
- cripple, disable, hobble, maim
- similar words:
- injure
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related words: |
disable, mutilate |
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derivations: |
lamely (adv.), lameness (n.) |
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