lam.
To beat or thrash.
Meaning & usage
To beat or thrash.
To flee or run away.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English lamen, lemen, from Old English lemian and Old Norse lemja; both from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.
A flight or escape.
on the lam
Where this word comes from
From Middle English lamen, lemen, from Old English lemian and Old Norse lemja; both from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.
The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل (l). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m).
Where this word comes from
From Arabic لَام (lām), the name of the letter ل (l).
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