lam

Plural: lams

Noun

a rapid escape (as by criminals)
- "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
A flight or escape.
The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل (l). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m).

Verb

Verb Forms: lammed, lamming, lams

To flee hastily or make a quick escape.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
give a thrashing to; beat hard
To beat or thrash.
To flee or run away.

Examples

After playing ’LAM’, he hoped his opponent wouldn’t notice the triple-letter bonus he’d cunningly hidden.
on the lam

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lamen, lemen, from Old English lemian and Old Norse lemja; both from Proto-Germanic *lamjaną.

Synonyms

break away, bunk, escape, flail, fly the coop, getaway, head for the hills, hightail it, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, thrash, thresh, turn tail

Scrabble Score: 5

lam: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lam: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lam: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

lam: valid Words With Friends Word