as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
the prisoners were recaptured after only three days on the lam
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as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
let's lam out of this hellhole while there's still time
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Recent Examples of lam
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Six months later, he was found in Costa Rica and extradited back to Colorado (Hunsaker later claimed in court filings that going on the lam was his lawyer’s idea).
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.
—Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023
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Noun
When Jax loses custody of her niece to the state, the two go on the lam to find Roki's missing mon.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Six months later, he was found in Costa Rica and extradited back to Colorado (Hunsaker later claimed in court filings that going on the lam was his lawyer’s idea).
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Verb
No studio would finance the feature, about a whorehouse exhibitionist who lams it after being framed for murder — so director Melvin Van Peebles financed it himself with a boost from Bill Cosby, who gave him a $50,000 loan.
—Andrew Lawrence, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
One of those classic films that’s as good as its reputation (and maybe even better), Billy Wilder’s high-spirited comedy stars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as jazz musicians who have to lam it after witnessing a mob crime.
—Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lam
Noun
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At this Austin escape, the design team opted for moody dark stone and natural wood shelves to act as the foundation.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
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From $49 per night. BOOK NOW The AD Travel Edit Craving an escape?—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
5 Apr. 2025
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Khalaf is also writing a TV series entitled The Syrian Doctor about a medic who arrested and tortured in 2012 for treating pro-democracy protestors and then flees to France with his three-year-old daughter.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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Police said the two men who exchanged gunfire fled the scene.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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On Wednesday, a different plane flying the same route from Charlotte to Augusta also experienced a mechanical issue, American Airlines told CNN.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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The 27 satellites will be the heaviest payload ever flown on an Atlas V and require ULA to launch it in its most-powerful configuration using five strap-on solid rocket boosters.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Lam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lam. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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