
lam
n : a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean
getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
[syn: {getaway}]
v 1: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this
man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police
showed up" [syn: {run}, {scarper}, {turn tail}, {run
away}, {hightail it}, {bunk}, {head for the hills}, {take
to the woods}, {escape}, {fly the coop}, {break away}]
2: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: {thrash}, {thresh}, {flail}]
[also: {lamming}, {lammed}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
LAM
Local Area Multicomputer (Parallel Computing)
Source: Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms