lam
pronunciation
How to pronounce lam in British English:
UK [læm]
How to pronounce lam in American English:
US [læm]
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- Noun:
- a rapid escape (as by criminals)
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- Verb:
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- give a thrashing to; beat hard
Word Origin
- lam (n.)
- "flight," as in on the lam, 1897, from a U.S. slang verb meaning "to run off" (1886), of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow from the first element of lambaste, which was used in British student slang for "beat" since 1590s; if so, it would give the word the same etymological sense as the slang expression beat it.
Example
- 1. Wafer fabrication equipment maker lam research corp. said it couldn 't immediately provide information .
- 2. When he went out on his own , mr. lam , though well received , faced a difficult road .
- 3. Madam lam untied herself after the two defendants left .
- 4. " This study has a direct implication on the prevention of mental illness among young people , " wrote lam in ane-mail discussing the findings .
- 5. Ms lam said hong kong institutions have a limited qfii quota so they cannot invest directly in china-listed a-shares .