scram
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
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