What does lam mean?
Definitions for lam
læmlam
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lam.
Princeton's WordNet
getaway, lamverb
a rapid escape (as by criminals)
"the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break awayverb
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
thrash, thresh, lam, flailverb
give a thrashing to; beat hard
Wiktionary
lamnoun
The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, . It is preceded by and followed by .
Etymology: From lemja.
ChatGPT
lam
Depending on the context, "LAM" could refer to several different things: 1) LAM (Lymphangioleiomyomatosis): It's a rare lung disease that tends to affect women of childbearing age. In LAM, muscle cells that line the lungs' airways and blood vessels begin to multiply abnormally. 2) LAM: It's also an abbreviation for Local Area Network Manager in computer science. 3) Lam: A slang term originating from the 1920s underworld, it means to escape or run away, often from the law. 4) LAM (Laboratory of Applied Mechanics): A research institution that focuses on various aspects of applied mechanics. 5) LAM: It can also refer to the South African currency, the Mozambican Metical, whose ISO 4217 code is MZN. You'll need to provide more context for a more specific definition.
Webster Dictionary
Lamverb
to beat soundly; to thrash
Etymology: [Icel. lemja to beat, or lama to bruise, both fr. lami, lama, lame. See Lame.]
Wikidata
Lam
Lam is a municipality in the district of Cham in Bavaria in Germany.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lam
lam, v.t. to beat. [Ice. lemja, to beat.]
Suggested Resources
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LAM
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lam is ranked #611 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Lam surname appeared 55,554 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 19 would have the surname Lam.
87.9% or 48,882 total occurrences were Asian.
6.8% or 3,800 total occurrences were White.
2.5% or 1,422 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 1,106 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.5% or 317 total occurrences were Black.
0% or 28 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Anagrams for lam »
mal
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lam in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of lam in a Sentence
Greetings on this most exceedingly beautiful spring morning. A morning swollen with new life, a morning on which, if I had the voice, I would let loose with song. It's hard to believe just a few short weeks ago we were eating our cornflakes in the wintery dark. Now, well it's still kind of dim out there, but I can see the golden glow of Apollo's chariot waiting in the wings, about to make its entrance. Winter's on the lam, no doubt.
Regardless of political opinions, people in Hong Kong have already lost confidence in the government of Carrie Lam.
(The charges) could not have come at a worse time, to proceed with it immediately after the election will do no good at all to the vowed attempt of (Lam) to mend the relationship with the pan-democrats.
We're watching the people of Hong Kong speak about the things they value, and we'll see what Lam's decision is in the coming days and weeks.
The government, Carrie Lam, some legislators in functional constituencies are not elected by the people, so there are many escalating actions in different districts to reflect different social issues, if political problems are not solved, social well-being issues will continue to emerge endlessly.
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