lam

Examples

• All

• 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.

• We're on the lam now, you know.

  The Boondock Saints (1999)

• I got to go on the lam in order to get away from this guy.

  GoodFellas (1990)

• 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.

  Barbarian (2022)

• I guess I'm sort of on the lam.

  Robot & Frank (2012)

• I mean, I'm on the lam.

  Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)

• So, I'm on the lam.

  Igby Goes Down (2002)

Synonyms

E

escape

vslam

376 1.1

An act of getting away from a place where you are kept or are in danger

is specifically a quick flight to avoid arrest rather than any leaving

F

flight

vslam

155 4.9

A quick secret escape from danger or capture

is focused on avoiding arrest specifically rather than general danger

G

getaway

vslam

86 4.6

A quick escape by criminals after a crime

is a rapid exit done specifically to avoid arrest

E

evasion

vslam

10 6.3

A quick movement that lets someone escape being caught

is mainly about a fast exit to avoid arrest rather than method used

R

running away

vslam

2 3.8

Leaving home or another place without permission when you should stay

is about a fast exit to avoid arrest rather than absence of permission

Antonyms

S

to stay

∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

Idioms

O

on the lam

• Slang

21 9.9

Hiding from the police or other officials

How Rapid

getaway

86 4.6

lam

• Slang

24 9.9

breakout

16 7.1

flight

155 4.9

escape

376 1.1

Surface Forms

Etymology