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ALL meanings of lam

lam
L l
  • transitive verb lam bash, thrash 1
  • verb with object lam to beat; thrash. 1
  • verb without object lam to run away quickly; escape; flee: I'm going to lam out of here as soon as I've finished. 1
  • noun lam Wifredo [wi-frey-doh] /wɪˈfreɪ doʊ/ (Show IPA), or Wilfredo [wil-frey-doh] /wɪlˈfreɪ doʊ/ (Show IPA), 1902–82, Cuban painter in Europe. 1
  • idioms lam on the lam, escaping, fleeing, or hiding, especially from the police: He's been on the lam ever since he escaped from jail. 1
  • idioms lam take it on the lam, to flee or escape in great haste: The swindler took it on the lam and was never seen again. 1
  • noun lam Hit (someone) hard. 1
  • noun lam Used in the expression on the lam to mean "on the run" (after the dated verb), when a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding. 0
  • noun lam The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل ‎(l). It is preceded by ك ‎(k) and followed by م ‎(m). 0
  • verb lam (Transitive Verb) To beat or thrash. 0
  • verb lam (Intransitive Verb) (dated, slang) To flee or run away. 0
  • verb lam to thrash or beat 0
  • verb lam to make a sweeping stroke or blow 0
  • noun lam a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest 0
  • verb lam to escape or flee 0
  • abbreviation LAM Lamentations 0
  • verb transitive lam to beat; hit; strike 0
  • noun lam headlong flight, usually to escape punishment for a crime 0
  • intransitive verb lam to flee; escape 0
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