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LAM INTO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hit violently, as in an attack

Synonyms:

lace into; lam into; lay into; pitch into; tear into

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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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