Scram

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To leave a scene at once; go abruptly.
  • verb-intransitive. To shut down automatically. Used of a nuclear reactor.
  • n. A rapid shutting down of a nuclear reactor, especially in an emergency.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Get out of here; go away (frequently imperative).
  • v. To abruptly insert the control rods of a nuclear reactor, usually in case of emergency shutdown.
  • n. A rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor
  • n. Alternative spelling of SCRAM.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. to leave; to go away; used mostly as an impolite command to a person to go away from a specific location.
  • v. to shut down (a nuclear reactor) quickly, as in an emergency.
  • n. the rapid shut down of a nuclear reactor, as in an emergency.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
  • Verb Form
    scrammed    scramming    scrams   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    leave    go forth    go away   
    Cross Reference
    amscray   
    Variant
    scrammed    scramming   
    Form
    scrammed    scramming   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    leave    go away   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    care-taker    concerned    hoppin    Alyssa    is!'    fussin    knows'    home!'    yellin    kennin