Webster's English Dictionary

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lam

1. lam \'lam\ vb or lammed;  or lam.ming [of Scand origin; akin to ON lemja 
   to thrash; akin to OE lama lame] : to beat soundly : THRASH  1: STRIKE, 
   THRASH  2: to flee hastily : SCRAM 
2. lam n : sudden or hurried flight esp. from the law {on the ~}