scram
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intransitive verb \ˈskram\scrammedscram·ming
Definition of SCRAM
: to go away at once <scram, you're not wanted>
Examples of SCRAM
- The vandals scrammed before the police could arrive.
Origin of SCRAM
short for scramble
First Known Use: circa 1928
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nounDefinition of SCRAM
: a rapid emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor
First Known Use of SCRAM
1953
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