Lam Definition
lăm
lammed, lamming, lams
verb
lamming, lams
To flee; escape.
Webster's New World
To give a thorough beating to; thrash.
American Heritage
To beat; hit; strike.
Webster's New World
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.
Wiktionary
The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ﻝ. It is preceded by ك and followed by م.
Wiktionary
abbreviation
Lamentations.
Webster's New World
idiom
on the lam
- in flight, as from the police
Webster's New World
take it on the lam
- to make a getaway; escape
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Lam
Origin of Lam
Probably of Scandinavian origin Old Norse lemja to cripple by beating, flog
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old Norse lemja.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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