Definitions for LAM
læmlam

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. getaway, lamverb

   a rapid escape (as by criminals)

   "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"

2. scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break awayverb

   flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

   "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

3. thrash, thresh, lam, flailverb

   give a thrashing to; beat hard

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lamnoun

   The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, . It is preceded by and followed by .

2. Etymology: From lemja.

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1. lam

   Depending on the context, "LAM" could refer to several different things: 1) LAM (Lymphangioleiomyomatosis): It's a rare lung disease that tends to affect women of childbearing age. In LAM, muscle cells that line the lungs' airways and blood vessels begin to multiply abnormally. 2) LAM: It's also an abbreviation for Local Area Network Manager in computer science. 3) Lam: A slang term originating from the 1920s underworld, it means to escape or run away, often from the law. 4) LAM (Laboratory of Applied Mechanics): A research institution that focuses on various aspects of applied mechanics. 5) LAM: It can also refer to the South African currency, the Mozambican Metical, whose ISO 4217 code is MZN. You'll need to provide more context for a more specific definition.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lamverb

   to beat soundly; to thrash

2. Etymology: [Icel. lemja to beat, or lama to bruise, both fr. lami, lama, lame. See Lame.]

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1. Lam

   Lam is a municipality in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lam

   lam, v.t. to beat. [Ice. lemja, to beat.]

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1. LAM

   What does LAM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LAM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LAM

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lam is ranked #611 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lam surname appeared 55,554 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 19 would have the surname Lam.
   
   87.9% or 48,882 total occurrences were Asian.
   6.8% or 3,800 total occurrences were White.
   2.5% or 1,422 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 1,106 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 317 total occurrences were Black.
   0% or 28 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Beat

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Anagrams for LAM »

1. mal

How to pronounce LAM?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say LAM in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LAM in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LAM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of LAM in a Sentence

1. That Lai:

   Lam was flying high before this extradition law, xi Jinping was taking Xi Jinping hand( at public events), Xi Jinping was walking in front with him, Xi Jinping really wanted to do something great for Xi Jinping boss. Xi Jinping knew this was a great opportunity. And actually it was almost. Because people really didn't pay attention to it at first.

2. Albert Ho:

   Protesters admire how Lam Wing-kee, as an ordinary citizen, fought against the authority and exposed its lies. Many people told me they're worried about the safety of Lam.

3. Andrew Schneider:

   Greetings on this most exceedingly beautiful spring morning. A morning swollen with new life, a morning on which, if I had the voice, I would let loose with song. It's hard to believe just a few short weeks ago we were eating our cornflakes in the wintery dark. Now, well it's still kind of dim out there, but I can see the golden glow of Apollo's chariot waiting in the wings, about to make its entrance. Winter's on the lam, no doubt.

4. Jimmy Sham:

   Carrie Lam is continuing to lie, we hope the people of Hong Kong can unite with us ... to keep working hard to withdraw the evil law.

5. Jimmy Sham:

   We know that Carrie Lam can be so arrogant, carrie Lam is protected by our flawed system.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=LAM
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/LAM
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/LAM
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=LAM
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=LAM
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=LAM