🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

逃跑

Pronunciation / Transliteration: táo pǎo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lam/læm/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"那个逃犯已经在逃跑的路上了。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To beat, thrash, or hit someone physically.

    "The older boys threatened to lam him if he didn't hand over his lunch money."
As noun
  1. 1

    A hurried escape, especially from the police or authorities.

    "The fugitive has been on the lam for over a week."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old Norse 'lamha' meaning to cripple, beat, or lam, evolving in early modern English through slang to mean fleeing or escaping quickly, particularly in phrases like 'on the lam'.

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