Lam

/læm/

Synonyms for "lam" (64 found)

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Closest matches (13)

Noun(5 words)

abscond batter beat blow bolt

absquatulate batter beatbeat itblow breakout

Verb(2 words)

break awaybunk

Strong matches (19)

decampdog itdrubduck and runduck outdump flight getaway hammer

Noun(5 words)

escape evasion flee fleeing getaway

Verb(5 words)

escape flailfly the coophead for the hillshightail it

Related words (32)

Noun(5 words)

hit pummel smack strike wallop

make offpaste pelt pound powder pummel scape scram skedaddleskin outskipskip outslip splittake a powdertake offthrash vamoose wallop

Verb(8 words)

runrun awayscarper scattake to the woodsthrash threshturn tail

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6 relation types

More general

14 entries

beatbeat upcondition escape event flightgo awaygo forthleave movementphysical actionstateviolent actwork over

More specific

9 entries

abscond batter beat bolt flightfugitive statuspunch smack wallop

Collocations

9 entries

go on the lamlam intolam someonelamina proprialaminar flowlaminated glasslamination processlamming intoon the lam

Inflections

3 entries

lammed lamming lams

Derivations

2 entries

lammer lamming

similar

6 entries

bat clobber cream drub lick thrash

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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He escaped from prison thirty years ago and has been on the lam ever since.

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She's on the lam.

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See you on the lam.

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Tom is on the lam.

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