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Dictionary: lam1   (lăm) pronunciation
 

v. Slang., lammed, lam·ming, lams.

v.tr.

To give a thorough beating to; thrash.

v.intr.

To strike; wallop.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lemja, to cripple by beating, flog.]


lam2 (lăm) pronunciation Slang.
intr.v., lammed, lam·ming, lams.

To escape, as from prison.

n.

Flight, especially from the law: escaped convicts on the lam.

[Origin unknown.]


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verb

    To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation: abscond, break out, decamp, escape, flee, fly, get away, run away. Informal skip (out). Regional absquatulate. Idioms: blowflythe coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam. See free/unfree.

noun

    The act or an instance of escaping, as from confinement or difficulty: break, breakout, decampment, escape, escapement, flight, getaway. See free/unfree.

 

A mystical word in Hindu yoga practice that is associated with the Muladhara chakra, or subtle energy center situated at the base of the human spine. Each chakra has its characteristic shape, colors, symbolic figure, and mantra (mystical sounds formed by combinations of letters). "Lam" is a bija, or seed, mantra —a special form of natural power that can be liberated by meditation.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - slå, tæske, banke
v. intr. - slå, tæske, banke

2.
n. - flugt
v. intr. - stikke af

idioms:

  • on the lam    være på vild flugt

Nederlands (Dutch)
afranselen, wegvluchten, overhaaste vlucht

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - assommer (qn), rentrer dans qn, engueuler, propulser (une balle), éreinter (une production)
v. intr. - rosser qn, étriller qn

2.
n. - fuite
v. intr. - s'échapper, fuir

idioms:

  • on the lam    en fuite, en cavale

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - (Sl) vermöbeln, darauflosschlagen

2.
n. - (ugs.) eiliges Auskneifen, Flucht
v. - auf jmdn. eindreschen, sich aus dem Staub machen, hinter dem sind sie her

idioms:

  • on the lam    auf der Flucht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φυγή, απόδραση
v. - κοπανάω, χτυπώ, ξυλοφορτώνω

idioms:

  • on the lam    δραπέτης

Italiano (Italian)
colpo, bastonare

idioms:

  • on the lam    fuggitivo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - bater, escapar

idioms:

  • on the lam    em fuga

Русский (Russian)
бежать из тюрьмы, колотить, побег

idioms:

  • on the lam    в бегах, переезжать с места на место

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - pegar, vapulear
v. intr. - pegar, vapulear, discutir

2.
n. - huida, fuga
v. intr. - huir, fugarse

idioms:

  • on the lam    prófugo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flykt
v. - smita, sticka (i väg), (sl.) klå upp

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 重打, 鞭抽

idioms:

  • on the lam    在潜逃中

2. 急逃, 畏罪潜逃

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 重打, 鞭抽
v. intr. - 重打, 鞭抽

idioms:

  • on the lam    在潛逃中

2.
v. intr. - 急逃, 畏罪潛逃
n. - 急逃, 畏罪潛逃

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 때리다, 치다
v. intr. - 몹시 때리다, 혹평하다

2.
n. - 줄행랑 , 도주
v. intr. - 도주하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 打ちすえる, 急いで逃げる, 打つ
n. - 一目散に逃げること, 逃走

idioms:

  • on the lam    逃亡中で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فار, لائذ بالفرار, فرار عاجل أو مفاجئ (فعل) يضرب, يجلد, يفر مسرعا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היכה, הרביץ‬
v. intr. - ‮היכה, הרביץ‬
n. - ‮בריחה‬
v. intr. - ‮ברח‬


 
 

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