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lame

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1. lame - Noun

2. lame - Adjective

3. lame - Verb

5. lame - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.

To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man.

Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.

To make lame.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Life is a b movie. It's stupid and it's strange, A directionless story, And the dialogue is lame. But in the he said, she said, Sometimes there's some poetry, If you turn your back long enough, And let it happen naturally. Ani DiFranco

If your children ever find out how lame you really are, they'll murder you in your sleep. Frank Zappa

The breath of accusation kills an innocent name, and leaves for lame acquittal the poor life, which is a mask without it. Percy Bysshe Shelley

This caravan is lame until doomsday. Persian Proverb

If the stomachache were in the foot, one would go lame. Nigerian Proverb

A lame man always speaks when it's time to run. Colombian Proverb

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