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verb
- 1. hit (someone) hard: informal "I'll come over and lam you in the mouth in a minute"
The meaning of LAM is to beat soundly : thrash. How to use lam in a sentence.
on the lam, escaping, fleeing, or hiding, especially from the police: He's been on the lam ever since he escaped from jail. take it on the lam, to flee or escape in great haste: The swindler took it on the lam and was never seen again.
The verb lam has two meanings: to hit or to run away. If you see a bully making little kids cry, you may be tempted to lam him in the nose and then lam before he can retaliate. The British slang meaning of lam, "hit or beat," is the oldest one, dating from the 16th century.
1. ( tr) to thrash or beat. 2. ( intr; usually foll by into or out) to make a sweeping stroke or blow. [C16: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lemja] lam. ( læm) n. 1. a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest. 2. on the lam. a. making an escape. b. in hiding.
noun. a hasty escape; flight. verb (used without object), lammed, lam·ming.
noun. 1. a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest. 2. See on the lam. verb Word forms: lams, lamming, lammed. 3. (intransitive) to escape or flee. Collins English Dictionary.
noun. US uk / læm / us / læm / on the lam. Add to word list. escaping, especially from the police: The robbers were on the lam for several days before they were caught. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Running away and escaping. abscond from somewhere. abscond with someone/something. back away. back off. bail out. elopement. elude.
thrash. noun. lams. Flight, especially from the law. Escaped convicts on the lam. American Heritage. Headlong flight, usually to escape punishment for a crime. Webster's New World. Used in the expression on the lam to mean that a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding.
Definition of lam noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for LAM: escape, flight, rout, bunk, getaway, rescue, break, slip; Antonyms of LAM: confinement, imprisonment, captivity, incarceration, custody, detention, retention, trouble.
