On-lam
[lam] /læm/ Slang.
noun
1.
a hasty escape; flight.
verb (used without object), lammed, lamming.
2.
to run away quickly; escape; flee:
I’m going to lam out of here as soon as I’ve finished.
Idioms
3.
on the lam, escaping, fleeing, or hiding, especially from the police:
He’s been on the lam ever since he escaped from jail.
4.
take it on the lam, to flee or escape in great haste:
The swindler took it on the lam and was never seen again.
/læm/
verb (slang) lams, lamming, lammed
1.
(transitive) to thrash or beat
2.
(intransitive; usually foll by into or out) to make a sweeping stroke or blow
/læm/
noun
1.
a sudden flight or escape, esp to avoid arrest
2.
on the lam
verb lams, lamming, lammed
3.
(intransitive) to escape or flee
n.
“flight,” as in on the lam, 1897, from a U.S. slang verb meaning “to run off” (1886), of uncertain origin, perhaps somehow from the first element of lambaste, which was used in British student slang for “beat” since 1590s; if so, it would give the word the same etymological sense as the slang expression beat it.
verb
Related Terms
on the lam, take it on the lam
[1886+ Underworld; ultimately fr British sense ”beat,” found by 1596, hence the same semantically as beat it]
lymphagioleiomyomatosis
see: on the lam
Read Also:
- Onlap
[on-lap, awn-] /ˈɒnˌlæp, ˈɔn-/ noun, Geology. 1. the advance of a sea beyond its former shore. 2. the layer or layers of sedimentary rock formed a sea floor as a result of this advance.
- On-liberty
noun 1. a treatise (1859) by John Stuart Mill on the rights of the individual within the state. (1859) An essay by John Stuart Mill in defense of the liberal idea of political freedom. Mill takes a firm position that the state may interfere with the freedom of individuals only to protect other individuals; the […]
- Onlay
[noun on-ley, awn-; verb on-ley, awn-] /noun ˈɒnˌleɪ, ˈɔn-; verb ɒnˈleɪ, ɔn-/ noun 1. an overlay, especially one in relief. 2. Dentistry. an inlay that restores the occlusal surface of a tooth. verb (used with object), onlaid, onlaying. 3. to place or mount (an onlay) on a surface, especially for decorative purposes. onlay on·lay (ŏn’lā’) […]
- Onliest
[ohn-lee-ist] /ˈoʊn li ɪst/ adjective, Nonstandard. 1. : used as an intensive. [ohn-lee] /ˈoʊn li/ adverb 1. without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only. 2. no more than; merely; just: If it were only true! I cook only on weekends. 3. as recently as: I read that […]
- On-limits
[on-lim-its, awn-] /ˈɒnˈlɪm ɪts, ˈɔn-/ adjective 1. open or not prohibited to certain persons, as military personnel: an on-limits area.