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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lam1 /læm/USA pronunciation n., v., lammed, lam•ming. [Slang.]n. [countable] - Slang Termsa hasty escape;
flight.
v. [no object] - Slang Termsto run away quickly;
escape;
flee:The crooks lammed out of there as fast as they could.
Idioms- Idioms on the lam, [Slang.]hiding or in flight from the police.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lam1 (lam),USA pronunciation v., lammed, lam•ming. [Slang.]v.t. - Slang Termsto beat;
thrash.
v.i. - Slang Termsto beat;
strike;
thrash (usually fol. by out or into).
- Old Norse lamdi, past tense of lemja to beat; akin to lame1
- 1590–1600
lam2 (lam),USA pronunciation n., v., lammed, lam•ming. [Slang.]n. - Slang Termsa hasty escape;
flight. - Slang Terms, Idioms on the lam, escaping, fleeing, or hiding, esp. from the police:He's been on the lam ever since he escaped from jail.
- Slang Terms, Idioms take it on the lam, to flee or escape in great haste:The swindler took it on the lam and was never seen again.
v.i. - Slang Termsto run away quickly;
escape;
flee:I'm going to lam out of here as soon as I've finished.
- special use of lam1. Compare beat it! be off! 1885–90
lām (läm),USA pronunciation n. - the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Lam (läm, lam),USA pronunciation n. Wi•fre•do (wi frā′dō)USA pronunciation or Wil•fre•do (wil frā′dō),USA pronunciation 1902–82, Cuban painter in Europe.
Lam., - BibleLamentations.
lam., - laminated.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lam /læm/ vb (lams, lamming, lammed) slang - (transitive) to thrash or beat
- (intr; usually followed by into or out) to make a sweeping stroke or blow
Etymology: 16th Century: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lemja lam /læm/ US Canadian slang n - a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest
- on the lam ⇒ making an escape
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from lam1 (hence, to be off) |