lam

Meaning

Verb

1. (informal, transitive) To beat or thrash.
2. (dated, intransitive, 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

Translations

huida

✈️

saklanmak

verdreschen

pestare

tüymek

tüyme

κοπανίζω

κτυπώ

kaçmak

fuga

سال

فرّ

قاد

نشر

فر

Pronounced as (IPA)

/læm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lamen

Inherited from Old English: lemian

In summary

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