Antonyms for lamed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : lah-mid, -med
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɑ mɪd, -mɛd


Definition of lamed

Origin :
  • "silk interwoven with metallic threads," 1922, from French lame, earlier "thin metal plate (especially in armor), gold wire; blade; wave (of the sea)," from Middle French lame, from Latin lamina, lamna "thin piece or flake of metal."
  • As in incapacitate : verb put out of action
  • As in maim : verb cripple, put out of action
  • As in mutilate : verb maim, damage
  • As in paralyze : verb immobilize
  • As in batter : verb strike and damage
  • As in cripple : verb disable; make lame
  • As in hamstring : verb disable
Example sentences :
  • He was the best jumper in the west of Ireland; and they tell me you've lamed him for life.
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • "Jim Hooker lamed him with a shotgun, and he fell over," said Clarence timidly.
  • Extract from : « A Waif of the Plains » by Bret Harte
  • It was not long after this that he struck his foot with the axe and lamed himself for life.
  • Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland
  • It was not long after this that he struck his foot with the ax and lamed himself for life.
  • Extract from : « Prairie Folks » by Hamlin Garland
  • The poor fellow has lamed his horse, which fell near Rambouillet.
  • Extract from : « The Regent's Daughter » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • He forgot about everything else until he had lamed one of the forelegs.
  • Extract from : « The Later Cave-Men » by Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
  • He buckled on the spurs, and began to examine the three horses which he had not lamed.
  • Extract from : « Tales From Scottish Ballads » by Elizabeth W. Grierson
  • Simba stared at me doubtfully, then began to whisper into the ear of the lamed diviner.
  • Extract from : « The Ivory Child » by H. Rider Haggard
  • Nettie fell from her horse, and we were frightened for a time, but she was only lamed.
  • Extract from : « Tenting on the Plains » by Elizabeth B. Custer
  • How sorry I was for them, they were so bruised and lamed by their first lessons in horsemanship.
  • Extract from : « Tenting on the Plains » by Elizabeth B. Custer

Synonyms for lamed

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