Lam Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈɫæm/

lam

UK

/lˈæm/

lam

परिभाषा

To escape or run away quickly, usually to avoid trouble or the police; used mostly in informal or slang English.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

'Lam' is old-fashioned slang, rarely used in modern speech but sometimes found in crime dramas or literature. Common expression: 'on the lam' means 'hiding from the law.' Usually only used informally; avoid in formal writing.

• Spanish: huir (slang) - escapar (slang)
• Portuguese (BR): fugir (gíria) - escapar (gíria)
• Portuguese (PT): fugir (gíria) - escapar (gíria)
• Chinese (Simplified): 逃跑（俚语） - 逃离（俚语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 逃跑（俚語） - 逃離（俚語）
• Hindi: भाग जाना (स्लैंग) - फरार होना (स्लैंग)
• Arabic: الهروب (عامية) - الفرار (عامية)
• Bengali: পালানো - গা ঢাকা
• Russian: смыться - улизнуть
• Japanese: 逃げる
• Vietnamese: bỏ trốn - chạy trốn
• Korean: 도망치다
• Turkish: kaçmak - tüymek
• Urdu: فرار ہونا - چمپت ہونا
• Indonesian: kabur - melarikan diri

उदाहरण वाक्य

The thief tried to lam when he saw the police.

basic

Don’t lam when things get difficult.

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He decided to lam before anyone noticed.

basic

After the robbery, they went on the lam for weeks.

natural

Word is, the suspect’s still on the lam somewhere downtown.

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If he doesn’t show up, he must have lammed out of town.

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