verb
- to flee hastily; to escape quickly
Usage: slang
noun
- a hasty flight or escape
Usage: slang
Examples
- The thief decided to lam before the police arrived.
- He was on the lam for three weeks after escaping prison.
- When things got tough, she chose to lam rather than face the consequences.
- The criminal went on the lam after the bank robbery.
- They had to lam quickly when they heard the sirens.
- After the scandal broke, the politician was on the lam.