Definition of Lam

1. Noun. A rapid escape (as by criminals). "After the expose he had to take it on the lam"

Exact synonyms: Getaway
Generic synonyms: Escape, Flight
Derivative terms: Get Away

2. Verb. Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

3. Verb. Give a thrashing to; beat hard. "They want to lam the prisoners "
Exact synonyms: Flail, Thrash, Thresh
Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Up, Work Over
Related verbs: Bat, Clobber, Cream, Drub, Lick, Thrash
Derivative terms: Flail, Thrashing

Definition of Lam

1. v. t. To beat soundly; to thrash.

Definition of Lam

1. Noun. Used in the expression ''on the lam'' to mean that a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To beat or thrash ¹

3. Noun. The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, (Arab ?). It is preceded by (Arab ?) and followed by (Arab ?). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lam

1. to flee hastily [v LAMMED, LAMMING, LAMS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lam

lallations
lalled
lalling
lallings
lalls
lally
lally column
lallygag
lallygagged
lallygagging
lallygags
lalo
lalochezia
lalognosis
laloplegia
lam (current term)
lam into
lama
lamage
lamaic
lamaism
lamaist
lamaists
lamalginite
lamalginites
lamantin
lamantins
lamarckian theory
lamarckianism
lamarckism

Other Resources:

Search for Lam on Dictionary.com!Search for Lam on Thesaurus.com!Search for Lam on Google!Search for Lam on Wikipedia!

Search