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lam1 definition

lam (lam)

transitive verb, intransitive verb lammed, lamming lam′·ming

Slang to beat; hit; strike

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

lam2 definition

☆ lam (lam)

noun

Slang headlong flight, usually to escape punishment for a crime

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

intransitive verb lammed, lamming lam′·ming

Slang to flee; escape
lam Idioms

on the lam

Slang in flight, as from the police

take it on the lam

to make a getaway; escape
Lam definition

Lam

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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