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

Other Word Forms of Lam

Noun

Singular:
lam
Plural:
lams

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

  • Arabic

    From Wiktionary

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