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lam
lama hasty escape; fleeing or hiding from the law: on the lam
Not to be confused with:lamb – a young sheep; a person who is gentle or innocent; a person who is easily cheatedlam 1 L0024400 (lăm)v. lammed, lam·ming, lams Slang v.tr. To give a thorough beating to; thrash.v.intr. To strike; wallop.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lemja, to cripple by beating, flog.]
lam 2 L0024400 (lăm) Slang intr.v. lammed, lam·ming, lams To escape, as from prison.n. Flight, especially from the law: escaped convicts on the lam.
[Origin unknown.]lam (læm) vb, lams, lamming or lammed1. (tr) to thrash or beat2. (intr; usually foll by into or out) to make a sweeping stroke or blow[C16: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lemja]
lam (læm) n1. a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest2. on the lam a. making an escapeb. in hidingvb, lams, lamming or lammed (intr) to escape or flee[C19: perhaps from lam1 (hence, to be off)]lam (læm)
n., v. lammed, lam•ming. Slang. n. 1. a hasty escape. v.i. 2. to escape. 3. to thrash v.t. 4. to thrash. Idioms: on the lam, Slang. hiding or in flight from the police. [1590–1600] Lam. Lamentations. lam
Past participle: lammed
Gerund: lamming
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| I lam | | you lam | | he/she/it lams | | we lam | | you lam | | they lam |
| Preterite |
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| I lammed | | you lammed | | he/she/it lammed | | we lammed | | you lammed | | they lammed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am lamming | | you are lamming | | he/she/it is lamming | | we are lamming | | you are lamming | | they are lamming |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have lammed | | you have lammed | | he/she/it has lammed | | we have lammed | | you have lammed | | they have lammed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was lamming | | you were lamming | | he/she/it was lamming | | we were lamming | | you were lamming | | they were lamming |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had lammed | | you had lammed | | he/she/it had lammed | | we had lammed | | you had lammed | | they had lammed |
| Future |
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| I will lam | | you will lam | | he/she/it will lam | | we will lam | | you will lam | | they will lam |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have lammed | | you will have lammed | | he/she/it will have lammed | | we will have lammed | | you will have lammed | | they will have lammed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be lamming | | you will be lamming | | he/she/it will be lamming | | we will be lamming | | you will be lamming | | they will be lamming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been lamming | | you have been lamming | | he/she/it has been lamming | | we have been lamming | | you have been lamming | | they have been lamming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been lamming | | you will have been lamming | | he/she/it will have been lamming | | we will have been lamming | | you will have been lamming | | they will have been lamming |
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| I had been lamming | | you had been lamming | | he/she/it had been lamming | | we had been lamming | | you had been lamming | | they had been lamming |
| Conditional |
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| I would lam | | you would lam | | he/she/it would lam | | we would lam | | you would lam | | they would lam |
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| I would have lammed | | you would have lammed | | he/she/it would have lammed | | we would have lammed | | you would have lammed | | they would have lammed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | lam - a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"getawayescape, flight - the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt" | | Verb | 1. |  lam - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escapego forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic | | 2. | lam - give a thrashing to; beat hardflail, thrash, threshbeat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"drub, lick, clobber, cream, bat, thrash - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" |
lamverbSlang. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation:abscond, break out, decamp, escape, flee, fly, get away, run away.Informal: skip (out).Regional: absquatulate.Idioms: blow the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam.nounSlang. The act or an instance of escaping, as from confinement or difficulty:break, breakout, decampment, escape, escapement, flight, getaway.Translationslam
on the lamAttempting to avoid capture, typically as a fugitive from law enforcement; on the run. The escaped convicts have been on the lam for a week, with no leads as to their whereabouts.See also: lam, onlamFlight or escape from someone or something, typically as a fugitive from law enforcement. This term is usually used in the phrase "on the lam." Unless you want to be thrown in jail, your best option is to go on the lam.lam into (someone or something)To attack someone or something with sweeping or thrashing blows. The principal is facing criminal charges after lamming into a student who had been caught defacing school property. He lammed into the horses pulling the carriage with his whip.See also: lamtake it on the lamTo make an escape or go on the run (from police or punishment). I really think you should turn yourself in. The judge is going to be much less lenient if you take it on the lam. A witness saw the two bank robbers taking it on the lam in a beat-up old station wagon.See also: lam, on, takelam into (someone or an animal)Fig. to attack someone or an animal. Paul was so angry that he lammed into his friend and struck him in the side. The angry coachman lammed into the poor horses.See also: lamon the lamrunning from the police. (Underworld.) Richard has been on the lam for a week now. The gang leader broke out of prison and is still on the lam.See also: lam, ontake it on the lamSl. to get out of town; to run away. (Underworld.) Both crooks took it on the lam when things got hot. Walt knew that the time had come to take it on the lam.See also: lam, on, takeon the lamRunning away, especially from the police, as in He's always in some kind of trouble and perpetually on the lam. The origin of this slangy term of the 1800s is not known. See also: lam, onon the lam mainly AMERICAN, INFORMALIf someone is on the lam, they are trying to escape or hide from someone, for example the police or an enemy. He is currently on the lam, wanted for the sale and trafficking of cocaine. A Rhode Island banker accused of stealing millions has turned himself in after months on the lam. Note: `Lam' is an American slang word meaning running away. See also: lam, onon the lam in flight, especially from the police. North American informalSee also: lam, onon the ˈlam (American English, informal) escaping from somebody, especially from the police: The man disappeared just before he was due to go to jail and has been on the lam ever since.See also: lam, onon the lam (...læm) mod. running from the police. (Underworld.) When the boss found out you was on the lam, he got real mad. See also: lam, ontake it on the lam tv. to get out of town; to run away. (Underworld.) Bruno knew that the time had come to take it on the lam. See also: lam, on, takeLAM
LAMOn drawings, abbr. for laminate.MedicalSeelactation amenorrhea methodLegalSeeMethodLAM
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lam
Synonyms for lamverb to break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situationSynonyms- abscond
- break out
- decamp
- escape
- flee
- fly
- get away
- run away
- skip
- absquatulate
noun the act or an instance of escaping, as from confinement or difficultySynonyms- break
- breakout
- decampment
- escape
- escapement
- flight
- getaway
Synonyms for lamnoun a rapid escape (as by criminals)SynonymsRelated Wordsverb fleeSynonyms- fly the coop
- head for the hills
- hightail it
- run away
- scarper
- scat
- take to the woods
- turn tail
- run
- bunk
- break away
- escape
Related Words- go forth
- leave
- go away
- flee
- take flight
- fly
- skedaddle
verb give a thrashing toSynonymsRelated Words- beat up
- work over
- beat
- drub
- lick
- clobber
- cream
- bat
- thrash
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