"lam off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lams off [present, singular, third-person], lamming off [participle, present], lammed off [participle, past], lammed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lam off (third-person singular simple present lams off, present participle lamming off, simple past and past participle lammed off)
  1. (intransitive, slang, US, dated, 1920s) To flee or run away. Tags: US, dated, intransitive, slang

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