lam

Nouns

• (n) a rapid escape (as by criminals)
  • the thieves made a clean getaway
  • after the expose he had to take it on the lam
  getaway,

Verbs

• (v) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
  • If you see this man, run!
  • The burglars escaped before the police showed up
  fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape,
• (v) give a thrashing to; beat hard flail, thrash, thresh,

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