lam

nouns

a rapid escape (as by criminals)
"the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
getaway, lam

verbs

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
give a thrashing to; beat hard
flail, lam, thrash, thresh