lam
Pronunciation: (lam), [key]
— v., lammed, lam•ming.
—v.t.
- to beat; thrash.
—v.i.
- to beat; strike; thrash (usually fol. by out or into).
lam
Pronunciation: (lam), [key]
— n., v., lammed, lam•ming.
—n.
- a hasty escape; flight.
- escaping, fleeing, or hiding, esp. from the police: He's been on the lam ever since he escaped from jail.
- to flee or escape in great haste: The swindler took it on the lam and was never seen again.
—v.i.
- to run away quickly; escape; flee: I'm going to lam out of here as soon as I've finished.
lām
Pronunciation: (läm), [key]
- the 23rd letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Lam
Pronunciation: (läm, lam), [key]
- or1902–82, Cuban painter in Europe.
Lam.
- Lamentations.
lam.
- laminated.
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