Lame1. (superl.) Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle.
2. (superl.) To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man.
3. (superl.) Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect.
4. (v. t.) To make lame.
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