Synonyms for LAM
læmlam

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1. 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"

   Synonyms:
   pickup, lam, getaway

2. 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"

   Synonyms:
   course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, get off, run away, move, turn tail, chip, range, break out, run, beat, guide, function, lead, lam, thresh, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, break off, break, break loose, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, get out, get by, secede, thrash, run for, black market, miss, persist, splinter, incline, draw, hightail it, elude, be given, prevail, campaign, get away, tend, chip off, escape, ladder, ply, come off, flail, melt

3. thrash, thresh, lam, flailverb

   give a thrashing to; beat hard

   Synonyms:
   thresh about, slam dance, mosh, run, toss, thrash, break away, run away, bat, convulse, slam, slash, jactitate, clobber, lick, hightail it, bunk, scat, scarper, fly the coop, turn tail, drub, cream, head for the hills, take to the woods, thresh, thrash about, flail, escape, lam

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1. List of paraphrases for "lam":

   lin, lim, blue, rugby, mab, yim, lan, im, lynch, lahm, hayashi, woon-kwong

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1. Ted Cruz:

   She seems to misunderstand how free speech operates, and also how freedom of the press operates, ms. Lam's canceling the meeting is not a sign of strength. It's a sign of weakness. It's a sign of fear of the protesters in the streets of Hong Kong.

2. Steve Tsang:

   They would have indicated to Carrie...that this just has to end. She didn't understand what she was doing, i think Carrie Lam's days are numbered...Beijing cannot afford to sack her right away, because that would be an indication of weakness.

3. Hong Kong:

   I'm not important enough to see President Xi, but I have seen some senior government officials consistently saying, 'yes, (we) support Carrie Lam', there's one more question that I will ask you - who will replace her? She should carry on and put right whatever has gone wrong.

4. Johannes Chan:

   (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.

5. Chris Wong:

   Carrie Lam is now spreading lies and blaming us for destroying Hong Kong's economy. But she's the one who is destroying Hong Kong, we'll continue to fight...but we're also going to be smart and wear them down.