n.
Pronunciation: ' lam
Function: verb
Inflected Form: lammed ; lam · ming
Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lemja to thrash; akin to Old English lama lame
Date: 1595
transitive verb : to beat soundly : THRASH
intransitive verb
1 : STRIKE , THRASH
2 : to flee hastily : SCRAM