lame

1. 1.

   deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg

   “The accident has crippled her for life”

   Synonymscripple

   Broadermaim

   Narrowerhamstring

Other forms of lame

plural

lames·

past tense

lamed·

present participle

laming·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lame

What does lame mean?

lame means "someone who doesn't understand what is going on". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lame?

lame has 1 syllable: lame. In IPA it is /ˈleɪm/.

What is another word for lame?

Close synonyms include square, feeble, crippled, halt, halting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lame a common word?

lame is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.