lam into

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lam into

verb lams into · lamming into · lammed into

dated, informal To run into (someone); to have a chance encounter with (someone).
Similar: lace into, light into, rip into, tear into
dated, informal To attack physically. Then I drove the whole lot forth, mother and daughter, lamming into them with fist and foot.
informal To attack verbally. But certainly those eggs we got were as fresh as if they had been new laid. Fresh! Carrying them down to the boat one of my […] chaps dropped one on a rock and it smashed. How I lammed into the beggar!

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@misc{lam_into_2026,
  title = {lam into},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lam%20into},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}