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lame — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blade noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
  • breaker noun A large wave that crashes into foam as it reaches shallow water or shore.
  • cutting edge adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
  • slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.

Senses

lame is used for these senses in English:

  • breaker (chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
  • cutting edge The sharp edge of the blade of a knife or other cutting tool.
  • lamina A thin layer, plate, or scale of material.
  • slide (sciences) A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.

blade — full definition

  1. noun The flat, sharp-edged cutting part of a knife, sword, or similar tool.
  2. noun A flat, thin part shaped like a cutting blade, such as of a fan, propeller, oar, or grass.
  3. verb To skate using inline skates ("rollerblades").

breaker — full definition

  1. noun A large wave that crashes into foam as it reaches shallow water or shore.
  2. noun A switch that automatically cuts off an electrical circuit if there is a fault (circuit breaker).
  3. intj Used on CB radio to interrupt and request to speak.

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