lam
Prononciation : [læm]
Contexte : « movement »
(verb) to run away quickly, especially to escape from something. It's like when a kid sees the ice cream truck and starts to run really fast towards it.
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The dog was excited and began to lam down the street after the bouncing ball.
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Even though he wanted to leave, he didn't lam away because he knew he would miss the fun.
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Did you see the kids lam towards the playground when the bell rang?
Contexte : « hit »
(verb) to hit someone with something. Imagine a player in a game hitting the ball hard.
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She decided to lam the ball as hard as she could during the game.
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He didn't lam the ball because he was afraid of hurting his teammate.
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Did he actually lam the bat against the ball during practice?
Contexte : « scolding »
(noun) a beating or a punishment, often for doing something wrong. It's like when a kid gets in trouble and is told to sit still instead of playing.
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After misbehaving, he got a lam from his teacher, which taught him a lesson.
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She didn’t receive a lam this time, even though she broke the rules.
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Did the teacher give him a lam for talking too much in class?