lam

noun/læm/

Frequency rank: #8,214 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a hasty escape or flight from the law (used in the phrase 'on the lam').

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Example sentence

The suspect went on the lam after the robbery and hid in the mountains for weeks.

Synonyms & related words

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