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.