Associations to the word «Scram»
Noun
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Wiktionary
SCRAM, verb. Get out of here; go away (frequently imperative).
SCRAM, verb. (ambitransitive) To abruptly insert the control rods of a nuclear reactor, usually in case of emergency shutdown.
SCRAM, noun. A rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor
SCRAM, noun. Alternative spelling of SCRAM
SCRAM, verb. (Wales) Scratch with claws or fingernails.
SCRAM, noun. (Wales) A scratch, especially caused by claws or fingernails.
SCRAM, noun. The emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor, originally specifically by insertion of one or more safety control rods.
SCRAM, noun. In a more general sense, an emergency shutdown.
Dictionary definition
SCRAM, verb. Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.