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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.
Origin:
1925–30; probably shortened form of scramble (but compare German schramm, imperative singular of schrammen to depart)
1925–30; probably shortened form of scramble (but compare German schramm, imperative singular of schrammen to depart)
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noun
1.
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
verb (used with object)
2.
to shut down (a nuclear reactor) rapidly in an emergency.
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Scram
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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World English Dictionary
scram1 (skræm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , scrams, scramming, scrammed | |
| informal (intr; often imperative) to go away hastily; get out | |
| [C20: shortened from | |
| scram2 (skræm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (of a nuclear reactor) to shut down or be shut down in an emergency |
| [C20: perhaps from | |
| scramb or scram (skræm) | |
| —vb | |
| dialect (Brit) (tr) to scratch with nails or claws | |
| [from Dutch schrammen] | |
| scram or scram | |
| —vb | |
| [from Dutch schrammen] | |
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Word Origin & History
scram
1928, U.S. slang, either a shortened form of scramble (q.v.) or from Ger. schramm, imperative sing. of schrammen "depart."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
scram definition[skræm]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Being told to scram by a large media outlet is not a good feeling.
Virtually everyone in the state is telling him to scram, but he's not taking the hint.
He angrily orders her to scram, but she stubbornly remains.
Did they recover the scram jet or is it in the ocean.
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