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View usage for: scram in British English 1 (skræm) verbWord forms: scrams, scramming or scrammed(intr; often imperative) informal to go away hastily; get out Word origin C20: shortened from scramblescram in British English 2 (skræm) noun1. an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor verb2. (of a nuclear reactor) to shut down or be shut down in an emergency Word origin C20: perhaps from scram1scram in American English (skræm) US verb intransitiveWord forms: scrammed or ˈscramming1. Slang to leave or get out, esp. in a hurry often used in the imperative verb transitive2. to manually or automatically shut down (a nuclear reactor) usually by using the controlrods noun3. such a shutdown of a nuclear reactor Word origin contr. of scramble Examples of 'scram' in a sentencescram Synonyms of 'scram'go away, leave, disappear, quit More Synonyms of scram Definition to leave very quickly (informal) Synonyms quit get lost (informal) scoot clear off (informal) go to hell (informal) fuck off (offensive, taboo, slang) hook it (slang) bugger off (taboo, slang) slope off pack your bags (informal) get on your bike (British, slang) bog off (British, slang) skedaddle (informal) sling your hook (British, slang) vamoose (slang, mainly US) make yourself scarce (informal) voetsek (South Africa, informal) rack off (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition to run away unexpectedly A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year. Synonyms escape, flee, get away, bolt, fly, disappear, skip, run off, slip away, clear out, flit (informal), make off, break free or out, decamp, hook it (slang), do a runner (slang), steal away, sneak away, do a bunk (British, slang), fly the coop (US, Canadian, informal), skedaddle (informal), take a powder (US, Canadian, slang), go on the lam (US, Canadian, slang), make your getaway, do a Skase (Australian, informal), make or effect your escape Beat it before it's too late. Synonyms go away, leave, depart, get lost (informal), piss off (taboo, slang), shoo, exit, go to hell (informal), fuck off (offensive, taboo, slang), hook it (slang), bugger off (taboo, slang), scarper (British, slang), pack your bags (informal), make tracks, hop it (slang), scram (informal), get on your bike (British, slang), bog off (British, slang), skedaddle (informal), sling your hook (British, slang), vamoose (slang, US), voetsek (South Africa, offensive), rack off (Australian, New Zealand, slang) Definition to leave In the morning Mr McDonald departed for Sydney. Synonyms leave, go, withdraw, retire, disappear, quit, retreat, exit, go away, vanish, absent (yourself), start out, migrate, set forth, take (your) leave, decamp, hook it (slang), slope off, pack your bags (informal), make tracks, bog off (British, slang), rack off (Australian, New Zealand, slang) - scowl
- scrabble
- scraggy
- scram
- scramble
- scrap
- scrape
Additional synonymsDefinition to go away or become lost, esp. without explanation The prisoner disappeared after being released on bail. Synonyms flee, bolt, run away, fly, escape, split (slang), retire, withdraw, take off (informal), get away, vanish, depart, go, make off, abscond, take flight, do a runner (slang), scarper (British, slang), slope off, cut and run (informal), beat a hasty retreat, make your escape, make your getaway Definition to go away (from a person or place) Just pack your bags and leave.She was not allowed to leave the country. Synonyms depart from, withdraw from, go from, escape from, desert, quit, flee, exit, pull out of, retire from, move out of, disappear from, run away from, forsake, flit (informal), set out from, go away from, hook it (slang), pack your bags (informal), make tracks, abscond from, bog off (British, slang), decamp from, sling your hook (British, slang), slope off from, take your leave of, do a bunk from (British, slang), take yourself off from (informal) Definition to leave or depart We had better make tracks soon, hadn't we? Synonyms leave, go, split (slang), disappear, take off (informal), set out, depart, head off, get going, beat it (slang), hit the road (slang), get moving, pack your bags (informal) Definition to run away or escape I've never seen anyone scarper so fast. Synonyms run away, flee, disappear, go, depart, clear off (informal), beat it (slang), make off, abscond, decamp, take flight, hook it (slang), run for it, slope off, cut and run (informal), beat a hasty retreat, do a bunk (British, slang), scram (informal), take yourself off, skedaddle (informal), vamoose (slang, US), make yourself scarce (informal), take to your heels, do a Skase (Australian, informal) Definition to run off hastily Synonyms run away, disappear, flee, bolt, scoot, abscond, decamp, hook it (slang), scarper (British, slang), hop it (British, slang), beat a hasty retreat, scurry away, do a bunk (British, slang), scram (informal), scuttle away, vamoose (slang, US) She took herself off to Mexico. Synonyms go away, withdraw, depart, retire, exit, clear out (informal), clear off (informal), bog off (British, slang), take your leave, rack off (Australian, New Zealand, slang) |