LAM


Meaning of LAM in English

1. v. (lammed, lamming) sl.

1. tr. thrash; hit.

2 intr. (foll. by into) hit (a person etc.) hard with a stick etc.

Etymology: perh. f. Scand.: cf. ON lemja beat so as to LAME 2. n.Phrases and idioms:

on the lam US sl. in flight, esp. from the police.

Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.