Lam synonyms
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Part of speech:
To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.
To avoid; shun:
To start moving; to depart.
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To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation
(Intransitive, slang) to abscond.
Break dancing.
A sudden, forceful escape, as from prison or enemy troop encirclement
The act of decamping
The part in a mechanical clock or watch that controls the speed and regularity of the balance wheel or pendulum, and thereby of the entire mechanism, by the movement of a notched wheel (escape wheel), one tooth of which is permitted to escape from the detaining catch at a time
The ability to fly:
A period of rest and relaxation, esp. a short one
blow (or fly) the coop
cut-and-run
give-someone-the-slip
make a getaway
take-flight
take it on the lam
free (related)
Free means to release or let go.
To strike or beat, especially repeatedly with a flail or stick.
To beat out (grain) from its husk, as with a flail
To thresh grain.
(Colloquial) To leave quickly (often used in the imperative).
To cause to enter; to thrust.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
To become separated, literally or figuratively
Find another word for lam. In this page you can discover 36 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for lam, like: abscond, break out, decamp, escape, flee, fly, get away, run away, ?, absquatulate and break.