1. (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.