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LAM INTO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lam into mean?
• LAM INTO (verb)
The verb LAM INTO has 1 sense:
1. hit violently, as in an attack
Familiarity information: LAM INTO used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hit violently, as in an attack
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
lace into; lam into; lay into; pitch into; tear into
Hypernyms (to "lam into" is one way to...):
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to lam into his opponent
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