lam
1to beat; thrash.
to beat; strike; thrash (usually followed by out or into).
Origin of lam
1Words Nearby lam
Other definitions for lam (2 of 6)
a hasty escape; flight.
to run away quickly; escape; flee: I'm going to lam out of here as soon as I've finished.
Origin of lam
2Other definitions for Lam (3 of 6)
Wi·fre·do [wi-frey-doh] /wɪˈfreɪ doʊ/ or Wil·fre·do [wil-frey-doh], /wɪlˈfreɪ doʊ/, 1902–82, Cuban painter in Europe.
Other definitions for lām (4 of 6)
the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Origin of lām
4Other definitions for lam. (5 of 6)
laminated.
Other definitions for Lam. (6 of 6)
Lamentations.
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How to use lam in a sentence
The first pioneer to reach the riparian tributary where Kansas City now shimmers was, in fact, on the lam himself.
The deputy offered by Leung to mediate, Carrie lam, is also hated by many.
And while Alliegro was on the lam in Central America, Rivera reportedly visited her several times.
Tyrion, now on the lam for patricide by crossbow, is destined for an unknown foreign port like a diminutive Edward Snowden.
Valar Morghulis: Game of Thrones’ Women Are Going to Rule the World | Scott Bixby | June 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“[It] was an unexpected but totally interesting project,” lam told WWD.
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Diaz, the dead pigeon, and this guy McSweeney take it on the lam from the big house.
I hold that natur haz its laws and programmy, all the wa down, from the biling over ov a volkano tu the wiggle ov a lam's tale.
Josh Billings, Hiz Sayings | Henry Wheeler ShawAt length we reach the main valley, called in its upper part Tselung, and in its lower lam-chyker.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven HedinPanislamic, pan-is-lam′ik, adj. relating to all Islam, or all the Mohammedan races.
A large fleet was prepared, and Nicias, lam´a-chus, and Alcibiades were chosen generals of the expedition.
The Story of the Greeks | H. A. Guerber
British Dictionary definitions for lam (1 of 3)
/ (læm) /
(tr) to thrash or beat
(intr; usually foll by into or out) to make a sweeping stroke or blow
Origin of lam
1British Dictionary definitions for lam (2 of 3)
/ (læm) US and Canadian slang /
a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest
on the lam
making an escape
in hiding
(intr) to escape or flee
Origin of lam
2British Dictionary definitions for Lam. (3 of 3)
/ Bible /
Lamentations
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Other Idioms and Phrases with lam
see on the lam.
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