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scram
1[ skram ]
/ skrĂŠm /
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verb (used without object), scrammed, scram·ming.Informal.
to go away; get out (usually used as a command): I said I was busy, so scram.
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Origin of scram
11925â30; probably shortened form of scramble (but compare German schramm, imperative singular of schrammen to depart)
Words nearby scram
scrabble, scrabbly, scrag, scraggly, scraggy, scram, scramasax, scramb, scramble, scrambled egg, scrambled eggs
Other definitions for scram (2 of 2)
scram2
[ skram ]
/ skrĂŠm /
noun
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
verb (used with object)
to shut down (a nuclear reactor) rapidly in an emergency.
Origin of scram
21945â50; perhaps identical with scram1, though sense development is unclear
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British Dictionary definitions for scram (1 of 2)
scram1
/ (skrĂŠm) /
verb scrams, scramming or scrammed
(intr; often imperative) informal to go away hastily; get out
Word Origin for scram
C20: shortened from scramble
British Dictionary definitions for scram (2 of 2)
scram2
/ (skrĂŠm) /
noun
an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor
verb
(of a nuclear reactor) to shut down or be shut down in an emergency
Word Origin for scram
C20: perhaps from scram 1
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