lam
1[ lam ]
/ læm /
verb (used with object), lammed, lam·ming.
to beat; thrash.
verb (used without object), lammed, lam·ming.
to beat; strike; thrash (usually followed by out or into).
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Origin of lam
1Words nearby lam
Lalo, lalochezia, lalopathy, laloplegia, La Louvière, lam, lama, Lamaism, La Mancha, La Manche, La Mano Nera
Definition for lam (2 of 6)
lam2
[ lam ]
/ læm /
noun
a hasty escape; flight.
verb (used without object), lammed, lam·ming.
to run away quickly; escape; flee: I'm going to lam out of here as soon as I've finished.
Origin of lam
21885–90; special use of lam1. Compare beat it! be off!
Definition for lam (3 of 6)
Lam
[ lahm, lam ]
/ lɑm, læm /
noun
Wi·fre·do [wi-frey-doh] /wɪˈfreɪ doʊ/ or Wil·fre·do [wil-frey-doh], /wɪlˈfreɪ doʊ/, 1902–82, Cuban painter in Europe.
Definition for lam (4 of 6)
lām
[ lahm ]
/ lɑm /
noun
the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Origin of lām
From Arabic; see origin at lambda
Definition for lam (5 of 6)
lam.
abbreviation
laminated.
Definition for lam (6 of 6)
Lam.
abbreviation Bible.
Lamentations.
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British Dictionary definitions for lam (1 of 3)
lam1
/ (læm) /
verb lams, lamming or lammed slang
(tr) to thrash or beat
(intr; usually foll by into or out) to make a sweeping stroke or blow
Word Origin for lam
C16: from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lemja
British Dictionary definitions for lam (2 of 3)
lam2
/ (læm) US and Canadian slang /
noun
a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest
on the lam
- making an escape
- in hiding
verb lams, lamming or lammed
(intr) to escape or flee
Word Origin for lam
C19: perhaps from lam 1 (hence, to be off)
British Dictionary definitions for lam (3 of 3)
Lam.
/ Bible /
abbreviation for
Lamentations
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Idioms and Phrases with lam
lam
see on the lam.
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