lame vs cloth

lame and cloth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lame	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
cloth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cloth is a hypernym of lame; that is, cloth is a word with a broader meaning than lame:

lame: a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
cloth: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

Other hypernyms of lame include fabric, material, textile.

lame (noun)	cloth (noun)
a fabric interwoven with threads of metal	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
someone who doesn't understand what is going on

lame (adjective)	cloth (adjective)
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
disabled in the feet or legs

lame (verb)	cloth (verb)
deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg