Definitions

lam

[lam] / læm /

VERB

escape

Synonyms

STRONG

abscond avoid blow bolt circumvent decamp depart desert disappear dodge double duck elope elude emerge evade flee fly leave pass run shun skip vanish

WEAK

bail out break out burst out cut and run cut loose duck out fly the coop get away get away with get off give someone the slip go scot-free make a getaway make getaway make off make oneself scarce play hooky run away run off run out on slip away steal away take a powder take flight take it on the lam take on the lam work out of wriggle out

Antonyms

STRONG

accept aid appear arrive assist come come in confront continue encounter face help meet remain stand stay stop take on wait walk

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Recently-elected president and party general secretary To Lam made his first state visit this year to China, where both countries referred to their differences over the Paracels and Spratlys in unusually conciliatory language.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

His comments came hours after Vietnam's President To Lam called for more dialogue to resolve tensions in the region, in the defence summit's keynote speech.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Lam will join The Times on June 8 as a multiplatform editing intern through the Dow Jones News Fund.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Qualcomm is up 1,200% in the past year, Sandisk 915%, Nvidia 390%, Lam Research 460% and MicroStrategy 1,260%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“Not just land but the Lam Sing Refugee Camp,” the captain says confidently.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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