to lame
Third Person
lames
Present Participle
laming
Past Tense
lamed
Past Participle
lamed
1
to cause someone to lose the use of a limb, particularly a leg
transitive
- The accident threatened to lame him, leaving him with a permanent disability.
- A severe injury to the knee could potentially lame a person.
- The soldier faced the risk of being lamed by the explosion during combat.
- The construction worker took precautions to avoid accidents that could lame him.
- The disease progressed rapidly, threatening to lame the patient's ability to walk.
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