lam

Meaning

Verb

1. (informal) To beat or thrash.
2. (slang) To flee or run away.

Noun

A flight or escape.

Noun

The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل (l). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m).

Synonyms

escape

flight

✈️

getaway

run away

bunk

thresh

thrash

flee

hightail it

flail

beat

run

break

head for the hills

scarper

take to the woods

scat

flog

fly

✈️

fly the coop

get away

break away

turn tail

make off

elude

evasion

fleeing

fleet

go away

Hegira

leave

paddle

punch

👊

rout

run along

running away

scurry

scuttle

shake off

smack

stampede

strike

thump

slope off

truncheon

bash

wear off

welt

whack

take flight

hejira

squeak by

squeak through

wallop

baste

beat a retreat

beat up

bejewel

belabor

belabour

biff

bludgeon

bolt

bop

break loose

brutalise

buzz off

clear away

clear off

clear out

clout

clump

come away

cuff

drive away

drive off

elopement

Pronounced as (IPA)

/læm/

Etymology

From Middle English lamen, lemen, from Old English lemian and Old Norse lemja; both from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.