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- DictionaryScram/skram/
verb
- 1. leave or go away from a place quickly: "get out of here, you miserable wretches—scram!"
- 2. shut down (a nuclear reactor) in an emergency: "when the power is cut off, the unit will automatically scram the reactor"
noun
- 1. an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor: "the power plant was cited for its high rate of scrams over the past year"
scram. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English scram /skræm/ verb (scrammed, scramming) [ intransitive usually in imperative] informal to leave a place very quickly, especially so that you do not get caught Scram, you two! → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus scram • Shortly after midnight, Josie handed Lucy her taxi fare and ...
Scram Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary. Home. Dictionary Meanings. Scram Definition. skrăm. scrammed, scramming, scrams. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. scrammed, scrams. To leave or get out, esp. in a hurry. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
What does the verb scram mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb scram . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Synonyms for SCRAM: escape, get out, get (away), abscond, decamp, elope, make off, skip (out); Antonyms of SCRAM: dare, confront, face, beard, defy, stay, remain, dwell.
Definition of scram verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to leave or get out, esp. in a hurry. often used in the imperative. verb transitive. 2. to manually or automatically shut down (a nuclear reactor) usually by using the control rods. noun. 3. such a shutdown of a nuclear reactor. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
[ Informal.] to go away; get out: They had to scram before the cops came. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. scram1 (skram), v.i., scrammed, scram•ming. [ Informal.] to go away; get out (usually used as a command): I said I was busy, so scram.
