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Definitions for Lamed
[1] the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
[2] the consonant sound represented by this letter.
[3] crippled or physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
[4] impaired or disabled through defect or injury: a lame arm.
[5] weak; inadequate; unsatisfactory; clumsy: a lame excuse.
[6] Slang . out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated.
[7] to make lame or defective.
[8] Slang . a person who is out of touch with modern fads or trends, especially one who is unsophisticated.
[9] the 12th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ל), transliterated as l Also: lamedh (ˈlamɛd )
[10] a fabric of silk, cotton, or wool interwoven with threads of metal (as modifier ) a gold lamé gown
[11] disabled or crippled in the legs or feet
[12] painful or weak a lame back
[13] weak; unconvincing a lame excuse
[14] not effective or enthusiastic a lame try
[15] US slang conventional or uninspiring
[16] (tr) to make lame
[17] one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330; splint
Words related to Lamed
paralyze, immobilize, disable, cripple, maim, harm, dismember, disfigure, injure, incapacitate, wound, impair, hack, mutilate, mangle, maul, castrate, deface, amputate, distort
Words nearby Lamed
lame, lame duck, lame-duck session, lamebrain, lamech, lamed, lamell-, lamella, lamella roof, lamellar, lamellar bone
Origin of Lamed
1before 900; Middle English (adj. and v.); Old English lama (adj.); cognate with Dutch lam, German lahm, Old Norse lami; akin to Lithuanian lúomas
Words that may be confused with Lamed
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, lamelame, lamé
Other words from Lamed
un·lamed , adjective
lame·ly , adverb
lame·ness , noun
Word origin for Lamed
C16: via Old French from Latin lāmina a thin plate, lamina
Synonyms for Lamed
cripple, disable, immobilize, maim, paralyze, damage, disarm, disenable, disqualify, hamstring, hinder, hog-tie, hurt, lame, prostrate, undermine, weaken, clip wings, lay up, put out of commission, take out