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Rarescram
The correct spelling is scram.
How to pronounce scram
verb
IPA: /skɹæm/
Say it like: Scr-am
The correct spelling is scram. Leave in a hurry, go away. For example: "What are you kids doing on my lawn? Scram!"
Usage Examples
“What are you kids doing on my lawn? Scram!”
Meanings
verb
- 1.Leave in a hurry, go away.
- 2.To use the shutdown or safety device of a nuclear reactor.
- 3.(by extension) To use any emergency shutdown.
- 4.Scratch with claws or fingernails.
noun
- 1.The emergency shutdown device of a nuclear reactor, originally specifically by insertion of one or more safety control rods.
- 2.An activation of the emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
- 3.(by extension) Any emergency shutdown.
- 4.A scratch, especially caused by claws or fingernails.
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