lame

/leɪm//leɪm/
🔵 Intermediate

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Used frequently in everyday conversation

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noun

1. A stupid or undesirable person.

verb

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

"1877, Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: And if you don't want to lame your horse you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly."

adjective

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

2. Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect or temporary obstruction of a function.

"a lame leg, arm or muscle"

3. (by extension) Hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.

4. Unconvincing or unbelievable.

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

5. Failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant.

"He kept telling these extremely lame jokes all night."

Synonyms

lame

/leɪm//leɪm/
🔵 Intermediate

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Difficulty LevelIntermediate

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Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

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noun

1. A lamina; a thin layer or plate of material, as in certain kinds of armor.

2. (in the plural) A set of joined overlapping metal plates.

lame

/leɪm//leɪm/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

Simple pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Common vocabulary word
  • Simple pronunciation

verb

1. To shine.

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