Synonyms for Lam (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run):
bunk, escape, run, scarper, run away, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, take to the woods, turn tailWordNet sense 2 (give a thrashing to; beat hard):
flail, thrash, threshWordNet sense 3 (a rapid escape (as by criminals)):
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