Lam — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a rapid escape (as by criminals)

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈæm/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈam/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈam/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈæm/.

Examples

the thieves made a clean getaway
after the expose he had to take it on the lam
If you see this man, run!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

head for the hills thresh bunk escape flail run run away hightail it fly the coop thrash scarper scat turn tail take to the woods getaway break away

Parts of Speech

noun	a rapid escape (as by criminals) “the thieves made a clean getaway”
verb	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run “If you see this man, run!”
verb	give a thrashing to; beat hard

Word Forms

get away	verb	run away from confinement
lam	verb	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
lam	noun	a rapid escape (as by criminals)
runaway	noun	someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
thrashing	noun	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
flail	noun	an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

je suis

une évasion rapide (comme par les criminels)

🇪🇸Spanish

justicia

un escape rápido (como por criminales)

🇵🇹Portuguese

eu

uma fuga rápida (como por criminosos)

🇷🇺Russian

ламать

быстрый побег (как у преступников)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पीटना

तेजी से भागना (जैसा कि अपराधियों द्वारा)

🇧🇩Bengali

লাম

দ্রুত পালানো (অপরাধীদের দ্বারা)

🇮🇳Tamil

லாம்

ஒரு விரைவான தப்பித்தல் (குற்றவாளிகளால்)

🇮🇳Telugu

లామ్

వేగంగా తప్పించుకోవడం (నేరస్థుల వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

लॅम

जलद सुटका (गुन्हेगारांप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

લેમ

ઝડપી છટકી (ગુનેગારો દ્વારા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲ್ಯಾಮ್

ತ್ವರಿತ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ (ಅಪರಾಧಿಗಳಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാം

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള രക്ഷപ്പെടൽ (കുറ്റവാളികൾ പോലെ)

🇵🇰Urdu

لام

تیزی سے فرار (جیسا کہ مجرموں کے ذریعہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

林

快速逃跑（如罪犯）

🇯🇵Japanese

ラム

（犯罪者などによる）素早い逃走

🇰🇷Korean

도주

신속한 탈출(범죄자 등)

🇹🇭Thai

ลำ

การหลบหนีอย่างรวดเร็ว (เช่นเดียวกับอาชญากร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

lama

pelarian cepat (seperti yang dilakukan penjahat)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لام

الهروب السريع (كما هو الحال من قبل المجرمين)

🇮🇷Persian

لام

فرار سریع (مانند جنایتکاران)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַרְבִּיץ

בריחה מהירה (כמו של פושעים)

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The primary meaning of 'lam' is 'a rapid escape (as by criminals)'.

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'lam' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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