lam

lam ¹  (lm)

v. lammed, lam·ming, lams Slang

v.tr.

To give a thorough beating to; thrash.

v.intr.

To strike; wallop.

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

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lam ²  (lm) Slang

intr.v. lammed, lam·ming, lams

To escape, as from prison.

n.

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

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[Origin unknown.]

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lam¹

vb lams, lamming, lammed Slang

1. (tr) to thrash or beat

2. (intr; usually foll by into or out) to make a sweeping stroke or blow

[from Scandinavian; related to Old Norse lemja]

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lam² US and Canadian slang

n

1. a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest

on the lam

a.  making an escape

b.  in hiding

vb lams, lamming, lammed

(intr) to escape or flee

[perhaps from lam¹ (hence, to be off)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lam - a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" getaway escape, flight - the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
Verb	1.	lam - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic
	2.	lam - give a thrashing to; beat hard flail, thrash, thresh beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" drub, lick, clobber, cream, bat, thrash - beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

Translations

lam¹ [læm]

A. VT → pegar, dar una paliza a

B. VI to lam into sb → dar una paliza a algn

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lam² [læm] N to be on the lam (US) → ser fugitivo de la justicia

lam [ˈlæm] n
on the lam (mainly US) → en cavale

lam¹ (sl)

vt → vermöbeln (inf)

vi to lam into somebody → jdn zur Schnecke machen (inf); (physically) → auf jdn eindreschen (inf)

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lam²

n (US sl) he’s on the lam → hinter dem sind sie her (inf); to go on the lam → türmen (inf), → die Fliege machen (sl); he took it on the lam → er türmte (inf), → er machte die Fliege (sl)