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scram

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) scram (verb)
  2. 2) scram (noun)

1scram

verb \ˈskram\
scrammedscram·ming

Definition of SCRAM

intransitive verb
: to go away at once <scram, you're not wanted>
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Examples of SCRAM

  1. The vandals scrammed before the police could arrive.

Origin of SCRAM

short for scramble
First Known Use: circa 1928

Rhymes with SCRAM

bam, cam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, DRAM, flam, gam, gram, ham, Ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, ma'am, pram, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scam, sham, slam, spam, tam, tram, wham, yam

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