lam[verb]Synonyms: beat, batter, drub, hammer, paste, pelt, pound, pummel, thrash, wallop
[noun]Synonyms: escape, breakout, escapement, escaping, flight, getaway, scape, slip
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
lam /læm/
noun[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: lam 'to hit' (16-21 centuries), from a Scandinavian language]
on the lam American English informal escaping or hiding from someone, especially the police:
Brenner was recaptured after three weeks on the lam. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲