scram (redirected from scramming)

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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scram¹

vb scrams, scramming, scrammed

(intr; often imperative) Informal to go away hastily; get out

[shortened from scramble]

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scram²

n

(Physics / General Physics) an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor

vb

(Physics / General Physics) (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 → largarse, rajarse(LAm)
scram! → ¡lárgate!

scram [ˈskræm] vi → ficher le camp
scram! → fiche le camp!

scram

vi (inf) → abhauen (inf); scram! → verschwinde/verschwindet!

scram [skræm] vi (fam) → filare, filarsela

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scram [skræm] vi (fam) → filare, filarsela