01 a. Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.
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Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.
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Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect; as, a lame answer.“O, most lame and impotent conclusion!” — Shak.
Phrases & compounds
Lame duck —
a person who can not fulfill his contracts.