lam

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlæm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/læm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lam)

Inflections of 'lam' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
lams
v 3rd person singular
lamming
v pres p
lammed
v past
lammed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
lam [sb]⇒ vtr informal (bash, thrash)pegar⇒ vtr
  dar una paliza loc verb
  machacar⇒ vtr
  pegar⇒ vtr
 The thugs cornered the victim and lammed him until he was unconscious.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
on the lam n informal (in flight)fugitivo/a adj
  prófugo adj
  prófugo de la justicia loc adj
 Three months later, the city treasurer is still on the lam.
take it on the lam v expr informal (escape) (informal)darse a la fuga loc verb
  (ES, coloquial)darse el piro loc verb
  huir⇒ vi
  escaparse⇒ v prnl
 When they realized that the police were looking for them, they took it on the lam.
 Cuando se enteraron que la policía los buscaba se dieron a la fuga.
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