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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)
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scram
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skram
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Informal
.
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.
Origin:
1945–50;
perhaps identical with
scram
1
,
though sense development is unclear
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scram
1
(skræm)
—
vb
,
scrams
,
scramming
,
scrammed
informal
(
intr; often imperative
) to go away hastily; get out
[C20: shortened from
scramble
]
scram
2
(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
scram
1
]
scramb
or
scram
(skræm)
—
vb
dialect
(
Brit
) (
tr
) to scratch with nails or claws
[from Dutch
schrammen
]
scram
or
scram
—
vb
[from Dutch
schrammen
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
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]
in.
to exit fast; to get out of a place in a hurry. :
Go on, scram! Get out of here fast!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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