āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to lame
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āĻĒāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to cause someone to lose the use of a limb, particularly a leg
Transitive: to lame sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A severe injury to the knee could potentially lame a person.
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒāĻā§āĻā§
having difficulty walking or moving due to disability in the feet or legs
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He walked with a limp, his gait indicating that he was lame in one leg.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻšā§āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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weak, unconvincing, or not exciting
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company âs explanation for the service outage seemed lame and unsatisfactory.
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āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻ¸, āĻ¨ā§āĻ°āĻ¸
dull, uninteresting, or lacking in quality
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āĻ˛ā§āĻŽ, āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ
a fabric that is typically made with metallic threads, giving it a shiny or glittering appearance, often used for eveningwear or festive attire
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
