lam vs escape

lam and escape both are nouns.

lam and escape both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lam	Yes	No	Yes	No
escape	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, escape is a hypernym of lam; that is, escape is a word with a broader meaning than lam:

lam: a rapid escape (as by criminals)
escape: the act of escaping physically

Other hypernyms of lam include flight.

As verbs, lam and escape are synonyms defined as:

lam and escape: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

Other synonyms of lam include break away, bunk, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail.

lam (noun)	escape (noun)
a rapid escape (as by criminals)	the act of escaping physically
	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
	an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
	an avoidance of danger or difficulty
	a means or way of escaping
	a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
	the discharge of a fluid from some container
	a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

lam (verb)	escape (verb)
give a thrashing to; beat hard	issue or leak, as from a small opening
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run	fail to experience
	escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
	run away from confinement
	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
	remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
	be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

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