Lam

v. t.

1.

To beat soundly; to thrash. [imp. & p. p. Lammed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lamming.]

Noun	1.	lam - a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" Synonyms: getaway
Verb	1.	lam - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" Synonyms: fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, run away, scarper, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape
	2.	lam - give a thrashing to; beat hard Synonyms: flail, thrash, thresh

Local Area Multicomputer (Parallel Computing)absquatulate, batter, beat, beat it, blow, breakout, decamp, dog it, drub, duck and run, duck out, flight, getaway, hammer, make off, paste, pelt, pound, powder, pummel, scape, scram, skedaddle, skin out, skip, skip out, slip, split, take a powder, take off, thrash, vamoose, wallop