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lam |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lam \Lam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lammed}; p. pr & vb n. {Lamming}.] [Icel. lemja to beat or lama to bruise, both fr lami, lama, lame. See {Lame}.] To beat soundly; to thrash. [Obs. or Low] --Beau. & Fl From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lam n : a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" [syn: {getaway}] v 1: take to one's heels; cut and run [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {run away}, {bunk}, {break away}] 2: give a thrashing to beat hard [syn: {thrash}, {thresh}, {flail}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: LAM Local Area Multicomputer (Parallel Computing)
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