LAME


Meaning of LAME in English

adj. & v.

--adj.

1. disabled, esp. in the foot or leg; limping; unable to walk normally (lame in his right leg).

2 a (of an argument, story, excuse, etc.) unconvincing; unsatisfactory; weak. b (of verse etc.) halting.

--v.tr.

1. make lame; disable.

2 harm permanently.

Phrases and idioms:

lame-brain US colloq. a stupid person. lame duck

1. a disabled or weak person.

2 a defaulter on the Stock Exchange.

3 a firm etc. in financial difficulties.

4 US an official (esp. the President) in the final period of office, after the election of a successor.

Derivatives:

lamely adv. lameness n. lamish adj.

Etymology: OE lama f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.