lam
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9.9
- noun
- /læm/
- Slang
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- Marco Werman: John McAfee is still on the lam; if the name sounds familiar, it is.
- years on the lam
One's called True Confessions of a Kid and the other one's called Hideouts for Midgets on the Lam.
- One's called True Confessions of a Kid and the other one's called Hideouts for Midgets on the Lam.
- We did go on the Lam a few times, you know, from Miami to San Francisco, then from San Francisco, LA.
Examples
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More likely, the Holsteins were on the lam from a bank job.
Fiction book (1991) -
He spent weeks on the lam, hiding from the authorities.
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We're on the lam now, you know.
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I got to go on the lam in order to get away from this guy.
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How long do you suppose it will be before we are on the lam?
Fiction book (1990) -
The last two remained on the lam and robbed the bank.
Blog text (3) -
You know, I'm not here on the lam.
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I guess I'm sort of on the lam.
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I mean, I'm on the lam.
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So, I'm on the lam.
Synonyms
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1.1
An act of getting away from a place where you are kept or are in danger
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4.9
A quick secret escape from danger or capture
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3.8
Leaving home or another place without permission when you should stay
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4.6
A quick escape by criminals after a crime
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6.3
A quick movement that lets someone escape being caught
Antonyms
Idioms
How Rapid
Surface Forms
Etymology
A lam as a noun means a rapid escape and comes from the same criminal slang behind the phrase 'on the lam', which means 'on the run' from the police. So, going on a lam is fleeing quickly to avoid arrest.