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Synonyms for lam in English

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lam:
- getaway; lam
- thresh; thrash; flail; lam

English

Detailed Synonyms for lam in English

lam:

lam [the ~] noun

the lam

– a rapid escape (as by criminals) ¹
the getaway; the lam
– a rapid escape (as by criminals) ¹
- getaway [the ~] noun
  - the thieves made a clean getaway¹
- lam [the ~] noun
  - after the expose he had to take it on the lam¹

lam verb

lam

– give a thrashing to; beat hard ¹
to thresh; thrash; flail; lam
– give a thrashing to; beat hard ¹
- thresh verb (threshes, threshed, threshing)
- thrash verb
- flail verb
- lam verb

Alternate Synonyms for "lam":

getaway; escape; flight
scat; run; scarper; turn tail; run away; hightail it; bunk; head for the hills; take to the woods; escape; fly the coop; break away; leave; go forth; go away
thrash; thresh; flail; beat; beat up; work over

Related Definitions for "lam":

a rapid escape (as by criminals)¹
- after the expose he had to take it on the lam¹
give a thrashing to; beat hard¹

Related Synonyms for lam

lam into

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University