Definition of scram in English:

scram

verbscrammed, scramming, scrams skramskræm

informal

1no object, usually in imperative Leave or go away from a place quickly.
get out of here, you miserable wretches—scram!
Example sentencesExamples
- I ordered him to scram, under the pretense of changing into warmer clothes.
- ‘Now scram,’ slurred the voice with a mobster accent.
- They would have to scram before the government launched a campaign against them.
- Connie, go tell those kids to scram, will you?
- So we just hang out here and scram when a teacher comes by.
- His enlightened philosophy was either improve business or scram.
- He hollered, scram if our know what's good for you, and I ran fast.
- You guys have ten seconds to scram before I come after you with a sledge hammer!
- Well, I advise you two to scram before you get hurt.
- He plans the crime, he breaks in, bypasses security and scrams with the paintings… only to have his van run out of petrol.
- He scrammed, and I watched him leave with relief.
- The man rolled his eyes, ‘All right, take it and scram, and don't tell anyone I let you off.’
- He climbed up the steps three at a time, gave a hasty good-bye to my dear relatives, told me he'd meet me at the hotel, and quickly scrammed.
- If you don't want me to call the police you'd better scram.
- They wanted five months' rent up front and promised just 60 days' notice in the event they wanted us to scram.
- I had to spend seven rupees on you - give my money back and get the hell out of my house - scram!
- He just saved this girl and now she's telling him to scram?
- He was starting to tell me when and where to meet him when you came skipping past and I told you to scram, remember that?
- I nodded her away, praying that she'd take the hint and scram.
- Aurora would very much like to tell him to scram but she really did need his help.
Synonyms
go away, depart, leave, take yourself off, take off, get out, get out of my sight
go, go your way, get going, get moving, move off, be off, set off, set out, start out, make a start, take your leave, decamp, duck out, take wing, walk out, walk off, absent yourself
be off with you!, shoo!
informal hit the road, fly, skedaddle, split, vamoose, scat, make yourself scarce, be on one's way, run along, beat it, get, get lost, push off, shove off, buzz off, clear off, skip off, pop off, go (and) jump in the lake
on your bike!, go and chase yourself!
British informal get along, push along, get stuffed, sling your hook, hop it, hop the twig/stick, bog off, naff off
North American informal bug off, light out, haul off, haul ass, take a powder, hit the trail, take a hike
Australian informal nick off
Australian/New Zealand informal rack off
South African informal voetsak, hamba
vulgar slang bugger off, piss off, fuck off
British vulgar slang sod off
literary begone, avaunt
2with object Shut down (a nuclear reactor) in an emergency.
when the power is cut off, the unit will automatically scram the reactor
3no object (of a nuclear reactor) shut down in an emergency.
the reactor scrammed unexpectedly after an electrical malfunction

nounPlural scrams skramskræm

informal

An emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
the power plant was cited for its high rate of scrams over the past year
Example sentencesExamples
- Both the number of safety-system activations and scrams are about one tenth of what they were in 1985.

Origin

Early 20th century: probably from the verb scramble.

Rhymes

am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, cheongsam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, femme, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, tram, Vietnam, wham, yam

Definition of scram in US English:

scram

verbskræmskram

informal

1no object, usually in imperative Leave or go away from a place quickly.
get out of here, you miserable wretches—scram!
Example sentencesExamples
- You guys have ten seconds to scram before I come after you with a sledge hammer!
- He plans the crime, he breaks in, bypasses security and scrams with the paintings… only to have his van run out of petrol.
- He climbed up the steps three at a time, gave a hasty good-bye to my dear relatives, told me he'd meet me at the hotel, and quickly scrammed.
- He was starting to tell me when and where to meet him when you came skipping past and I told you to scram, remember that?
- So we just hang out here and scram when a teacher comes by.
- I nodded her away, praying that she'd take the hint and scram.
- I had to spend seven rupees on you - give my money back and get the hell out of my house - scram!
- If you don't want me to call the police you'd better scram.
- Connie, go tell those kids to scram, will you?
- Well, I advise you two to scram before you get hurt.
- He just saved this girl and now she's telling him to scram?
- The man rolled his eyes, ‘All right, take it and scram, and don't tell anyone I let you off.’
- His enlightened philosophy was either improve business or scram.
- He scrammed, and I watched him leave with relief.
- I ordered him to scram, under the pretense of changing into warmer clothes.
- He hollered, scram if our know what's good for you, and I ran fast.
- They wanted five months' rent up front and promised just 60 days' notice in the event they wanted us to scram.
- They would have to scram before the government launched a campaign against them.
- ‘Now scram,’ slurred the voice with a mobster accent.
- Aurora would very much like to tell him to scram but she really did need his help.
Synonyms
go away, depart, leave, take yourself off, take off, get out, get out of my sight
2with object Shut down (a nuclear reactor) in an emergency.
when the power is cut off, the unit will automatically scram the reactor
3no object (of a nuclear reactor) shut down in an emergency.
the reactor scrammed unexpectedly after an electrical malfunction

nounskræmskram

informal

An emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
the power plant was cited for its high rate of scrams over the past year
Example sentencesExamples
- Both the number of safety-system activations and scrams are about one tenth of what they were in 1985.

Origin

Early 20th century: probably from the verb scramble.

单词	scram
释义	Definition of scram in English: scram verbscrammed, scramming, scrams skramskræm informal 1no object, usually in imperative Leave or go away from a place quickly. get out of here, you miserable wretches—scram! Example sentencesExamples I ordered him to scram, under the pretense of changing into warmer clothes. ‘Now scram,’ slurred the voice with a mobster accent. They would have to scram before the government launched a campaign against them. Connie, go tell those kids to scram, will you? So we just hang out here and scram when a teacher comes by. His enlightened philosophy was either improve business or scram. He hollered, scram if our know what's good for you, and I ran fast. You guys have ten seconds to scram before I come after you with a sledge hammer! Well, I advise you two to scram before you get hurt. He plans the crime, he breaks in, bypasses security and scrams with the paintings… only to have his van run out of petrol. He scrammed, and I watched him leave with relief. The man rolled his eyes, ‘All right, take it and scram, and don't tell anyone I let you off.’ He climbed up the steps three at a time, gave a hasty good-bye to my dear relatives, told me he'd meet me at the hotel, and quickly scrammed. If you don't want me to call the police you'd better scram. They wanted five months' rent up front and promised just 60 days' notice in the event they wanted us to scram. I had to spend seven rupees on you - give my money back and get the hell out of my house - scram! He just saved this girl and now she's telling him to scram? He was starting to tell me when and where to meet him when you came skipping past and I told you to scram, remember that? I nodded her away, praying that she'd take the hint and scram. Aurora would very much like to tell him to scram but she really did need his help. Synonyms go away, depart, leave, take yourself off, take off, get out, get out of my sight go, go your way, get going, get moving, move off, be off, set off, set out, start out, make a start, take your leave, decamp, duck out, take wing, walk out, walk off, absent yourself be off with you!, shoo! informal hit the road, fly, skedaddle, split, vamoose, scat, make yourself scarce, be on one's way, run along, beat it, get, get lost, push off, shove off, buzz off, clear off, skip off, pop off, go (and) jump in the lake on your bike!, go and chase yourself! British informal get along, push along, get stuffed, sling your hook, hop it, hop the twig/stick, bog off, naff off North American informal bug off, light out, haul off, haul ass, take a powder, hit the trail, take a hike Australian informal nick off Australian/New Zealand informal rack off South African informal voetsak, hamba vulgar slang bugger off, piss off, fuck off British vulgar slang sod off literary begone, avaunt 2with object Shut down (a nuclear reactor) in an emergency. when the power is cut off, the unit will automatically scram the reactor 3no object (of a nuclear reactor) shut down in an emergency. the reactor scrammed unexpectedly after an electrical malfunction nounPlural scrams skramskræm informal An emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor. the power plant was cited for its high rate of scrams over the past year Example sentencesExamples Both the number of safety-system activations and scrams are about one tenth of what they were in 1985. Origin Early 20th century: probably from the verb scramble. Rhymes am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, cheongsam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, femme, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, tram, Vietnam, wham, yam Definition of scram in US English: scram verbskræmskram informal 1no object, usually in imperative Leave or go away from a place quickly. get out of here, you miserable wretches—scram! Example sentencesExamples You guys have ten seconds to scram before I come after you with a sledge hammer! He plans the crime, he breaks in, bypasses security and scrams with the paintings… only to have his van run out of petrol. He climbed up the steps three at a time, gave a hasty good-bye to my dear relatives, told me he'd meet me at the hotel, and quickly scrammed. He was starting to tell me when and where to meet him when you came skipping past and I told you to scram, remember that? So we just hang out here and scram when a teacher comes by. I nodded her away, praying that she'd take the hint and scram. I had to spend seven rupees on you - give my money back and get the hell out of my house - scram! If you don't want me to call the police you'd better scram. Connie, go tell those kids to scram, will you? Well, I advise you two to scram before you get hurt. He just saved this girl and now she's telling him to scram? The man rolled his eyes, ‘All right, take it and scram, and don't tell anyone I let you off.’ His enlightened philosophy was either improve business or scram. He scrammed, and I watched him leave with relief. I ordered him to scram, under the pretense of changing into warmer clothes. He hollered, scram if our know what's good for you, and I ran fast. They wanted five months' rent up front and promised just 60 days' notice in the event they wanted us to scram. They would have to scram before the government launched a campaign against them. ‘Now scram,’ slurred the voice with a mobster accent. Aurora would very much like to tell him to scram but she really did need his help. Synonyms go away, depart, leave, take yourself off, take off, get out, get out of my sight 2with object Shut down (a nuclear reactor) in an emergency. when the power is cut off, the unit will automatically scram the reactor 3no object (of a nuclear reactor) shut down in an emergency. the reactor scrammed unexpectedly after an electrical malfunction nounskræmskram informal An emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor. the power plant was cited for its high rate of scrams over the past year Example sentencesExamples Both the number of safety-system activations and scrams are about one tenth of what they were in 1985. Origin Early 20th century: probably from the verb scramble.
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