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How to pronounce lam in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms flail, thrash, thresh
Type of beat, beat up, work over
Verb group thrash, cream, drub, lick, bat, clobber
Type Words
Synonyms break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
Type of leave, go forth, go away
Has types fly, flee, skedaddle, take flight
Type Words
Synonyms getaway
Type of escape, flight


after the expose he had to take it on the lam.

Examples of lam

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He is on the lam after receiving a two-year jail sentence on corruption charges.
From the latimes.com
Lam is the oldest in a family of seven children, with four girls and three boys.
From the ocregister.com
The meningiomas were detected in an ongoing study of the natural history of LAM.
From the sciencedaily.com
Instead it escaped its leash Saturday afternoon, and remained on the lam Monday.
From the timesunion.com
Other romanisations used include mo lam, maw lam, maw lum, moh lam and mhor lum.
From the en.wikipedia.org
After Czar went on the lam, he headed north toward the south side of Warrenville.
From the dailyherald.com
Today, southern Bangladesh has become a haven for hundreds of jihadis on the lam.
From the time.com
She goes on the lam to clear her name, using all her training to elude capture.
From the dailyherald.com
The first Style section had a lead story about a woman on the lam from the FBI.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Getaway: a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
  • Scat: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
  • Thrash: give a thrashing to; beat hard
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  • Used in the expression on the lam to mean that a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding; To beat or thrash
  • (LAMs) Long-range Attack Missiles. Capitals and base planets build these weapons. They are as powerful as GDMs, but are able to hit targets up to five sectors away.