flam — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A freak or whim; an idle fancy.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

2. A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Synonyms

   deceptiondelusion

   Examples

   all Pretences, or Pleas of Conscience, to the contrary, are nothing but Cant and Cheat, Flam and Delusion.

   a perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity

Verb

1. To deceive with a falsehood.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

   Examples

   God is not to be flammed off with Lyes.

Noun

1. Two taps (a grace note followed by a full-volume tap) played very close together in order to sound like one slightly longer note.

Verb

1. To play (notes as) a flam.

   Usage

   • Transitive or intransitive

   Related words

   flam-new

   Examples

   We will commence to flam the notes now, as most of them are flammed when you play a March.

   Drums ruffled and flammed.