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 

• LAM INTO (verb)

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