lame

nouns

someone who doesn't understand what is going on
lame, square
a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
"she wore a gold lame dress"
lame
is a type of (narrower)
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
"the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
cloth, fabric, material, textile

verbs

deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
"The accident has crippled her for life"
cripple, lame

adjectives

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
"a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"
feeble, lame
is derived from
lameness
disabled in the feet or legs
"a crippled soldier"; "a game leg"
crippled, game, gimpy, halt, halting, lame
is derived from
lameness