lam
1to beat; thrash.
to beat; strike; thrash (usually followed by out or into).
Origin of lam
1Other 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
You'd better come along and trot home or you'll get a lamming.
The Romance of a Plain Man | Ellen GlasgowLook at the old crook now, still lamming that axe round to beat the cars because he thinks he's being watched!
Somewhere in Red Gap | Harry Leon WilsonHe was worse in every way after that night in the cistern, and took to lamming me harder and harder.
Danny's Own Story | Don MarquisYou had to keep lamming and maybe you never got a chance to enjoy it.
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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