As nouns the difference between lam and lamp
is that
lam is used in the expression
on the lam to mean that a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding while
lamp is a device that generates heat, light or other radiation.
As verbs the difference between lam and lamp
is that
lam is to beat or thrash while
lamp is to hit, clout, belt, wallop.
As an acronym LAMP is
linux, Apache,
MySQL, and PHP — a popular combination of open source software for use as a web server.
lam
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) lemja.
Noun
(-)
Used in the expression on the lam to mean that a person is fleeing law enforcement, possibly in hiding.
Verb
To beat or thrash
Derived terms
* lambaste
Etymology 2
(etyl)
Noun
(
en noun)
The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, .
Anagrams
*
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lamp
Noun
(
en noun)
A device that generates heat, light or other radiation.
A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
Derived terms
* Davy lamp
* table lamp
Verb
(
en verb)
(slang) to hit, clout, belt, wallop
to hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping
(slang) to hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular
Anagrams
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