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scram

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. 1.Leave in a hurry, go away.
  2. 2.To use the shutdown or safety device of a nuclear reactor.
  3. 3.(by extension) To use any emergency shutdown.
  4. 4.Scratch with claws or fingernails.

noun

  1. 1.The emergency shutdown device of a nuclear reactor, originally specifically by insertion of one or more safety control rods.
  2. 2.An activation of the emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
  3. 3.(by extension) Any emergency shutdown.
  4. 4.A scratch, especially caused by claws or fingernails.

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