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transitive verb, intransitive verb lammed, lamming

Slang to beat; hit; strike

Origin: < Scand, as in ON lemja, lit., to lame: see lame

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noun

Slang headlong flight, usually to escape punishment for a crime

Origin: < ? lam: cf. slang beat it!

intransitive verb lammed, lamming

Slang to flee; escape

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verb lammed lammed, lam·ming, lams
Slang

verb, transitive

To give a thorough beating to; thrash.

verb, intransitive

To strike; wallop.

Origin:

Origin: Probably of Scandinavian origin

Origin: ; akin to Old Norse lemja, to cripple by beating, flog

intransitive verb lammed lammed, lam·ming, lams

To escape, as from prison.

noun

Flight, especially from the law: escaped convicts on the lam.

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Origin: Origin unknown

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