lame
adjective/leɪm/
/leɪm/
- (of people or animals) unable to walk well because of an injury to the leg or foot
- My horse had gone lame.
Extra Examples- an accident which had left him lame
- The accident left her slightly lame.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- go
- …
- completely
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- (of an excuse, explanation, etc.) weak and difficult to believe synonym feeble, unconvincing
- Stephen made some lame excuse.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- sound
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- not interesting or fun
- The humour is more lame than funny.
- The special effects are incredibly lame.
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