Definitions for lamlæm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lam*læm(n.; v.)lammed, lam•ming.
(n.)a hasty escape.
Category: Status (usage)
(v.i.)to escape.
Category: Status (usage)
to thrash
Category: Status (usage)
(v.t.)to thrash.
Category: Status (usage)
Idioms for lam:
on the lam,Slang. hiding or in flight from the police.
Category: Idiom, Status (usage)
* Slang..
Origin of lam:
1590–1600
Lam.
Lamentations.
Category: Bible
Princeton's WordNet
getaway, lam(verb)
a rapid escape (as by criminals)
"the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
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(verb)
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
thrash, thresh, lam, flail(verb)
give a thrashing to; beat hard
Wiktionary
lam(Noun)
The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, . It is preceded by and followed by .
Origin: From lemja.
Webster Dictionary
Lam(verb)
to beat soundly; to thrash
Translations for lam
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- lamAfrikaans

- حَمَلArabic

- агнеBulgarian

- cordeiroPortuguese (BR)

- jehněCzech

- das LammGerman

- lamDanish

- αρνάκιGreek

- corderoSpanish

- (lamba)tallEstonian

- برهFarsi

- karitsaFinnish

- agneauFrench

- טָלֶהHebrew

- मेमनाHindi

- janjeCroatian

- bárányHungarian

- anak dombaIndonesian

- lambIcelandic

- agnelloItalian

- 子羊Japanese

- 어린 양Korean

- ėriukas, avinėlis, avytėLithuanian

- jērsLatvian

- anak biri-biriMalay

- lamDutch

- lamNorwegian

- jagnięPolish

- برهPersian

- ورۍPashto

- cordeiroPortuguese

- mielRomanian

- ягнёнокRussian

- jahňaSlovak

- jagnjeSlovenian

- jagnjeSerbian

- lammSwedish

- ลูกแกะThai

- kuzuTurkish

- 羔羊Chinese (Trad.)

- ягня, баранчикUkrainian

- بھیڑ کا بچہUrdu

- con cừuVietnamese

- 羔羊Chinese (Simp.)

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