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- [lam]
- /læm/
- /læm/
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- [lam]
- /læm/
Definitions of lam word
- verb with object lam to beat; thrash. 1
- verb without object lam to run away quickly; escape; flee: I'm going to lam out of here as soon as I've finished. 1
- noun lam Wifredo [wi-frey-doh] /wɪˈfreɪ doʊ/ (Show IPA), or Wilfredo [wil-frey-doh] /wɪlˈfreɪ doʊ/ (Show IPA), 1902–82, Cuban painter in Europe. 1
- idioms lam on the lam, escaping, fleeing, or hiding, especially from the police: He's been on the lam ever since he escaped from jail. 1
- idioms lam take it on the lam, to flee or escape in great haste: The swindler took it on the lam and was never seen again. 1
- noun lam Hit (someone) hard. 1
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Origin of lam
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Old Norse lamdi, past tense of lemja to beat; akin to lame1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lam
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lam popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lam usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lam
verb lam
- depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
- skip — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- duck — any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
noun lam
- lever — tool for lifting
- runaround — indecisive or evasive treatment, especially in response to a request: Ask for a raise and he'll give you the runaround.
- hegira — Islam. Hijra.
- elopement — The act of eloping.
- treadle — a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
Antonyms for lam
verb lam
- wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- confront — If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- come in — If information, a report, or a telephone call comes in, it is received.
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