scram

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verb
V_es/s
scrams
V_ing/Gerund
scramming
V_ed/pp
scrammedscraming
  1. 1.

    (imperative, intransitive, often)(intransitive, originally US, often imperative) To leave in a hurry; to go away.

    What are you kids doing on my lawn? Scram!

  2. 2.

    (transitive)To shut down (a nuclear reactor or, by extension, some other thing) for safety reasons, usually because of an emergency.

  3. 3.

    (intransitive)Of a nuclear reactor or some other thing: to shut down, usually because of an emergency.

  4. 4.

    (Derbyshire, Wales, transitive)To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw.

  5. 5.

    (US, archaic, transitive)(transitive, US, mining, archaic) To mine for ore on a small scale, especially from mines previously been worked on where most of the ore is believed to have been removed.

  6. 6.

    (British, archaic, dialectal, intransitive)Of one's body or limbs: to become numb or stiff due to cold, lack of movement, etc.

  7. 7.

    (British, archaic, dialectal, intransitive)To be weakened by an accident, a disease, starvation, etc.

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noun
Plural noun:
scramsSCRAM
  1. 1.

    (Multicultural London English, slang)(MLE, slang) A gun, firearm.

  2. 2.

    (also, attributive)(also attributively) A shutdown of a nuclear reactor (or, by extension, some other thing), often done rapidly due to an emergency.

  3. 3.

    The device used to shut down a nuclear reactor; also, the button or switch used to initiate a shutdown.

  4. 4.

    (Derbyshire, Wales)A scratch, especially caused by claws or fingernails.

  5. 5.

    (US, archaic)(US, mining, archaic) A mine previously worked on where most of the ore is believed to have been removed, but which is still being mined on a small scale.

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