Definition of Lam

Verb: lam (lammed,lamming) lam

[N. Amer] Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, lam!";
- scat, run, scarper, turn tail, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away, leg it [Brit]
Give a thrashing to; beat hard
- thrash, thresh, flail

Noun: lam lam
Usage: N. Amer

A rapid escape (as by criminals)
"after the expose he had to take it on the lam";
- getaway