lam

hit hard; strike.
I'll lam you in the mouth in a minute
they surged along, lamming into anyone in their path

late 16th century: perhaps of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian and Danish lamme ‘paralyse’.

escape; flee.
we'd better lam before the cops show up!

late 19th century: from lam¹.

abbreviation, symbol

Lamentations (in biblical references).

The plural form of lam is: lams.
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It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
lam is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

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Meaning getaway:

Meaning scat:

Meaning thrash:

Meaning bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully:

Meaning hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement:

Meaning hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object:

Meaning strike (someone or something), typically with the palm of the hand and as a punishment:

Meaning secure with handcuffs:

Meaning strike with the fist:

Meaning strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip:

Meaning hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement:

Meaning strike repeatedly with hard blows:

Meaning hit or beat (someone) repeatedly:

Meaning attach or fasten with a hook or hooks:

Meaning a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg):

Meaning hit or attack (someone) very violently:

Meaning shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly:

Meaning provide with a welt:

Meaning strike repeatedly with the fists:

Meaning hit or beat (something) repeatedly with a hammer or similar object:

Meaning strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily:

Meaning strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door:

Meaning hit or crush (something, especially an insect) with a sharp blow from a flat object:

Meaning beat (a person or animal) with a whip or similar instrument, especially as a punishment or to urge them on:

Meaning beat (someone) with a whip or stick as a punishment:

Meaning beat with a cane as a punishment:

Meaning strike forcefully with a sharp blow:

Meaning strike or hit very hard:

Meaning strike hard and violently:

Meaning strike (someone) roughly or sharply with the fist:

Meaning dance to pop music:

Meaning hit (someone or something) hard:

Meaning fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips:

Meaning hit (someone) hard:

Meaning hit forcefully:

Meaning hit or try to hit with a swinging blow:

Meaning hit on the head:

Meaning pass the tongue over (something) in order to taste, moisten, or clean it:

Meaning fasten with a belt:

Meaning beat (someone) repeatedly as a punishment:

Meaning strike heavily; thump:

Meaning decorate or adorn brightly or festively:

Meaning provide (a room or area) with a floor:

Meaning mark with a small spot or spots:

Meaning hit or punch (someone):

Meaning hit or kick (something) hard:

Meaning drink (something, typically alcohol) in a large draught; swig:

Meaning have sex with (someone):

Meaning a woman's chest as measured around her breasts:

Meaning a very large marine mammal with a streamlined hairless body, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing:

Meaning (of a bell) make a deep, resonant sound:

Meaning join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a warm bed covering or garment, or for decorative effect:

Meaning strike with a firm blow:

Meaning strike hard; beat:

Meaning pour fat or juices over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist:

Meaning a meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves:

Meaning beat (someone) with a bundle of birch twigs as a formal punishment:

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