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English noun: lam | |||
| 1. | lam (act) a rapid escape (as by criminals) | ||
| Samples | The thieves made a clean getaway. After the expose he had to take it on the lam. | ||
| Synonyms | getaway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | escape, flight | ||
English verb: lam | |||
| 1. | lam (motion) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | ||
| Samples | If you see this man, run!. The burglars escaped before the police showed up. | ||
| Synonyms | break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flee, fly, skedaddle, take flight | ||
| 2. | lam (contact) give a thrashing to; beat hard | ||
| Examples | They want to lam the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | flail, thrash, thresh | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat up, work over | ||
| Verb group | bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash | ||
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