Lam (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), lammed, lam·ming.
  1. to beat; thrash.
verb (used without object), lammed, lam·ming.
  1. to beat; strike; thrash (usually followed by out or into).
noun
  1. a hasty escape; flight.
verb (used without object), lammed, lam·ming.
  1. to run away quickly; escape; flee: I'm going to lam out of here as soon as I've finished.
Idioms
  1. escaping, fleeing, or hiding, especially from the police: He's been on the lam ever since he escaped from jail.
  2. to flee or escape in great haste: The swindler took it on the lam and was never seen again.
noun
  1. Cuban painter in Europe.
noun
  1. the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet.
abbreviation
  1. laminated.
abbreviation Bible.
  1. Lamentations.
verb lams, lamming or lammed slang
  1. to thrash or beat
  2. to make a sweeping stroke or blow
noun
  1. a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest
  2. on the lam
    • making an escape
    • in hiding
verb lams, lamming or lammed
  1. to escape or flee
abbreviation for
  1. Lamentations
Lam (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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