You might describe a limping dog that's lost the use of one of its legs as lame, which means "disabled in a leg or foot."
It's less common than describing injured animals as lame, but you can use this adjective to describe a limping person too. Lame is probably most often used to mean generally weak or pathetic. If your friend threw a Frisbee in your direction and it landed several feet in front of you, you might say, "What a lame throw!"
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disabled in the feet or legs
deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
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pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
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someone who doesn't understand what is going on
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a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
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