lam

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement the prisoners were recaptured after only three days on the lam Synonyms of lam break, breakout, bunk [British], flight, getaway, escape, rout, slipWords Related to lam jailbreak; deliverance, liberation, redemption, release, rescue, salvation; close call, close shave, near missNear Antonyms of lam captivity, confinement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment; custody, detention, hold, holding, retention; endangerment, hazard, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, trouble

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation let's lam out of this hellhole while there's still time Synonyms of lam abscond, break out (of), clear out, flee, fly, get out, escape, run away, run offWords Related to lam avoid, elude, evade, lose, shun; decamp, depart, elope, exit, go, leave, move, pull out, quit, sally (forth), shove (off), take off, walk out; disentangle, extricate; bring off, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, redeem, release, rescue, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetterNear Antonyms of lam abide, dwell, hang around, linger, remain, stay, stick around, tarry; come back, return