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lames

/leɪmz/

lames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lame.

lames is the plural of lame.

Meaning of lame

Verb

lame (third-person singular simple present lames, present participle laming, simple past and past participle lamed)

  1. (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.
    • And if you don't want to lame your horse, you must look sharp and get them [stones stuck in hooves] out quickly.[1877], Anna Sewell, “A Job Horse and his Drivers”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part II, pages 134–135
    Synonyms:
    cripple, disable

See all 12 meanings of lame

Noun

lames pl (normally plural, singular lame)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) Small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a piece of armour: plural of lame.
    • FAULD of three lames, fluted. TASSETS of five fluted lames attached to the fauld by two pairs of steel hinges (modern), the bottom edges boldly turned under and roped, the edge of the lower lame hollowed and strongly roped.1962, Wallace Collection (London, England), Catalogue of Armour

Forms of lames

singularlame

Origin of lames

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Borrowed from French lame (“a thin plate”), from Latin lāmina.

Words that rhyme with lames

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Questions about lames

What does lames mean?
Lames means small steel plates combined so as to slide one upon other and form a piece of armour: plural of lame.
What is lames the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lame.
What part of speech is lames?
Lames is a noun.
How do you pronounce lames?
Lames is pronounced /leɪmz/.

Words near lames in the dictionary

  1. Lamere
  2. Lameres
  3. lamers
  4. Lamerton
  5. Lamertons
  6. lames
  7. Lamesa
  8. lamesauce
  9. Lamesha
  10. Lamesley
  11. lamest

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