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work over vs lam

lam vs work over

work over is not a noun while lam is a noun.

work over and lam both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
work over No No Yes No
lam Yes No Yes No
As verbs, lam is a hyponym of work over; that is, lam is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than work over:
  • work over: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
  • lam: give a thrashing to; beat hard
Other hyponyms of work over include strong-arm, soak, pistol-whip, belabor, belabour, rough up, flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip, cane, flog, lambast, lambaste, kayo, knock cold, knock out, flail, thrash, thresh, baste, batter, clobber, larrup, paddle, spank.
work over (noun) lam (noun)
a rapid escape (as by criminals)
work over (verb) lam (verb)
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression give a thrashing to; beat hard
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
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