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Meaning of lam

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  lam
      n 1: a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean
           getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
           [syn: {getaway}, {lam}]
      v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this
           man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed
           up" [syn: {scat}, {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {lam},
           {run away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills},
           {take to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break
           away}]
      2: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: {thrash}, {thresh},
         {lam}, {flail}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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