lame

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a fabric interwoven with threads of metal

   I couldn't believe it when they arrived at the party wearing gold lame.

2. 2
   adj

   Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.

   With the years, this horse has little by little gone lame.

3. 3
   adj

   Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.

   a lame endeavour

4. 4
   adj

   Unconvincing or unbelievable.

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

5. 5
   adj

   Uncool, uninteresting, or unfunny.

   He kept telling these extremely lame jokes all night.

6. 6
   verb

   To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.

   And if you don't want to lame your horse, you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly.

7. 7
   noun

   A stupid or undesirable person.

   You lames tryna clone my style and run wit it.

8. 8
   noun

   A thin layer or plate of material, as in certain kinds of armor.

   This rim involved a raised rolled edge on the rerebrace that was inserted into a raised lip on the lower lame of the pauldron. This lip allows the arm to rotate without the need for leather straps and can be clearly seen carved on to the effigy […]

Etymology

From Middle English lame, from Old English lama (“lame”), from Proto-West Germanic *lam, from Proto-Germanic *lamaz (“lame”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃lemH- (“to tire; to break”).