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scram definition

☆ scram (skram)

intransitive verb scrammed, scramming scram′·ming

Slang to leave or get out, esp. in a hurry: often used in the imperative

Etymology: contr. of scramble

transitive verb

to manually or automatically shut down (a nuclear reactor) usually by using the control rods

noun

such a shutdown of a nuclear reactor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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