单词 | scram |
释义 | scram1[ skram ] / skræm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scram ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), scrammed, scram·ming.Informal.to go away; get out (usually used as a command): I said I was busy, so scram. Origin of scram11925–30; probably shortened form of scramble (but compare German schramm, imperative singular of schrammen to depart) Words nearby scramscrabble, scrabbly, scrag, scraggly, scraggy, scram, scramasax, scramb, scramble, scrambled egg, scrambled eggs Definition for scram (2 of 2)scram2 [ skram ] / skræm / nounthe rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency. verb (used with object)to shut down (a nuclear reactor) rapidly in an emergency. Origin of scram21945–50; perhaps identical with scram1, though sense development is unclear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scramBritish Dictionary definitions for scram (1 of 2)scram1 / (skræm) / verb scrams, scramming or scrammed(intr; often imperative) informal to go away hastily; get out Word Origin for scramC20: shortened from scramble British Dictionary definitions for scram (2 of 2)scram2 / (skræm) / nounan emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor verb(of a nuclear reactor) to shut down or be shut down in an emergency Word Origin for scramC20: perhaps from scram 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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