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Lams
  1. a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
  2. give a thrashing to; beat hard
  3. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Loss
  1. the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
  2. the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
  3. the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
  4. euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
  5. military personnel lost by death or capture
  6. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"
  7. something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
  8. gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"
Losses
  1. the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock"
  2. the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
  3. the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"
  4. euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
  5. military personnel lost by death or capture
  6. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"
  7. something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt"
  8. gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business"
  9. something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
Lapse
  1. a failure to maintain a higher state
  2. a mistake resulting from inattention
  3. a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"
  4. go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
  5. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
  6. end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"
  7. pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"
  8. pass by; "three years elapsed"
  9. let slip; "He lapsed his membership"
Lapses
  1. a failure to maintain a higher state
  2. a mistake resulting from inattention
  3. a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters"
  4. go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
  5. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
  6. end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"
  7. pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"
  8. pass by; "three years elapsed"
  9. let slip; "He lapsed his membership"
Lapsing
  1. a failure to maintain a higher state
  2. go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
  3. drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
  4. end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed"
  5. pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"
  6. pass by; "three years elapsed"
  7. let slip; "He lapsed his membership"
Lapsings
  1. a failure to maintain a higher state
Leanings
  1. the act of deviating from a vertical position
  2. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
  3. a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
  4. an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
Laying Claim
  1. the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"
  2. the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company''s assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the compan
Lifesaving
  1. saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in lifesaving"