scram

scram  (skrm) Slang

intr.v. scrammed, scram·ming, scrams

1. To leave a scene at once; go abruptly.

2. To shut down automatically. Used of a nuclear reactor.

n.

A rapid shutting down of a nuclear reactor, especially in an emergency.

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[Perhaps short for scramble.]

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scram ¹

Verb

[scramming, scrammed] Informal to leave very quickly [from scramble]

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scram ²

Noun

an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor

Verb

[scramming, scrammed]

(of a nuclear reactor) to shut down or be shut down in an emergency [perhaps from scram¹]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

scram - leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" bugger off, buzz off, fuck off, get go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

Translations

scram [skræm] vi (col) → largarse

scram [skræm] vi (inf) → ficher le camp

scram [skræm] (inf) vi → abhauen, verschwinden

scram [skræm] vi (col) → filare via