lam

lam is a 3-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To beat soundly; to thrash. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To beat soundly; to thrash.
2. noun. a rapid escape (as by criminals)

   "the thieves made a clean getaway"

   "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"

   Synonyms: getaway

3. verb. give a thrashing to; beat hard

   Synonyms: flail, thrash, thresh

4. verb. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

   "If you see this man, run!"

   "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

   Synonyms: bunk, escape, run, scarper, scat

Synonyms

getaway, flail, thrash, thresh, bunk, escape, run, scarper, scat

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lam:

mal

Common word forms

lams, lamed, lamer, lames, lamest, laming, lammed, lammer, lamming

Words from these letters

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