Found 2 items, similar to LAM.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: lam
lam
n : a rapid escape (as by criminals);
“the thieves made a clean
getaway”;
“after the expose he had to take it on the lam”
[syn:
getaway]
[also:
lamming,
lammed]
lam
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;
“If you see this
man, run!”;
“The burglars escaped before the police
showed up” [syn:
run,
scarper,
turn tail,
run away
,
hightail it,
bunk,
head for the hills,
take to the woods
,
escape,
fly the coop,
break away]
2: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn:
thrash,
thresh,
flail]
[also:
lamming,
lammed]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lam
Lam
\Lam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Lammed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lamming.] [Icel. lemja to beat, or lama to bruise, both fr.
lami, lama, lame. See
Lame.]
To beat soundly; to thrash. [Obs. or Low] --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]