lam

[ lam ]

/ læm /

Slang.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR lam ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), lammed, lam·ming.

to beat; thrash.

verb (used without object), lammed, lam·ming.

to beat; strike; thrash (usually followed by out or into).

Origin of lam

1590–1600; <Old Norse lamdi, past tense of lemja to beat; akin to lame¹

Definition for lam (2 of 6)

lam²

[ lam ]

/ læm /

Slang.

noun

a hasty escape; flight.

verb (used without object), lammed, lam·ming.

to run away quickly; escape; flee: I'm going to lam out of here as soon as I've finished.

Origin of lam

1885–90; special use of lam¹. Compare beat it! be off!

Definition for lam (3 of 6)

Lam

[ lahm, lam ]

/ lɑm, læm /

noun

Wi·fre·do

[wi-frey-doh] /wɪˈfreɪ doʊ/ or Wil·fre·do

[wil-frey-doh], /wɪlˈfreɪ doʊ/, 1902–82, Cuban painter in Europe.

Definition for lam (4 of 6)

lām

[ lahm ]

/ lɑm /

noun

the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of lām

From Arabic; see origin at lambda

Definition for lam (5 of 6)

lam.

abbreviation

laminated.

Definition for lam (6 of 6)

Lam.

abbreviation Bible.

Lamentations.

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British Dictionary definitions for lam (1 of 3)

lam¹

/ (læm) /

verb lams, lamming or lammed slang

(tr) to thrash or beat

(intr; usually foll by into or out) to make a sweeping stroke or blow

Word Origin for lam

C16: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lemja

British Dictionary definitions for lam (2 of 3)

lam²

/ (læm) US and Canadian slang /

noun

a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest

on the lam

making an escape
in hiding

verb lams, lamming or lammed

(intr) to escape or flee

Word Origin for lam

C19: perhaps from lam 1 (hence, to be off)

British Dictionary definitions for lam (3 of 3)

Lam.

/ Bible /

abbreviation for

Lamentations

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Idioms and Phrases with lam

lam

see on the lam.

单词	lam
释义	lam ¹ [ lam ] / læm / Slang. SEE SYNONYMS FOR lam ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), lammed, lam·ming. to beat; thrash. verb (used without object), lammed, lam·ming. to beat; strike; thrash (usually followed by out or into). Origin of lam ¹ 1590–1600; <Old Norse lamdi, past tense of lemja to beat; akin to lame¹ Definition for lam (2 of 6) lam² [ lam ] / læm / Slang. noun a hasty escape; flight. verb (used without object), lammed, lam·ming. to run away quickly; escape; flee: I'm going to lam out of here as soon as I've finished. Origin of lam ² 1885–90; special use of lam¹. Compare beat it! be off! Definition for lam (3 of 6) Lam [ lahm, lam ] / lɑm, læm / noun Wi·fre·do [wi-frey-doh] /wɪˈfreɪ doʊ/ or Wil·fre·do [wil-frey-doh], /wɪlˈfreɪ doʊ/, 1902–82, Cuban painter in Europe. Definition for lam (4 of 6) lām [ lahm ] / lɑm / noun the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet. Origin of lām From Arabic; see origin at lambda Definition for lam (5 of 6) lam. abbreviation laminated. Definition for lam (6 of 6) Lam. abbreviation Bible. Lamentations. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for lam (1 of 3) lam¹ / (læm) / verb lams, lamming or lammed slang (tr) to thrash or beat (intr; usually foll by into or out) to make a sweeping stroke or blow Word Origin for lam C16: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lemja British Dictionary definitions for lam (2 of 3) lam² / (læm) US and Canadian slang / noun a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest on the lam making an escape in hiding verb lams, lamming or lammed (intr) to escape or flee Word Origin for lam C19: perhaps from lam 1 (hence, to be off) British Dictionary definitions for lam (3 of 3) Lam. / Bible / abbreviation for Lamentations Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with lam lam see on the lam. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to lam emerge, depart, skip, duck, elude, slip, pass, vanish, circumvent, disappear, blow, avoid, dodge, run, abscond, decamp, bolt, shun, flee, desert
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lam

verb (used with object), lammed, lam·ming.

verb (used without object), lammed, lam·ming.

Origin of lam

Definition for lam (2 of 6)

noun

verb (used without object), lammed, lam·ming.

Origin of lam

Definition for lam (3 of 6)

noun

Definition for lam (4 of 6)

noun

Origin of lām

Definition for lam (5 of 6)

abbreviation

Definition for lam (6 of 6)

abbreviation Bible.

British Dictionary definitions for lam (1 of 3)

verb lams, lamming or lammed slang

Word Origin for lam

British Dictionary definitions for lam (2 of 3)

noun

verb lams, lamming or lammed

Word Origin for lam

British Dictionary definitions for lam (3 of 3)

abbreviation for

Idioms and Phrases with lam

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