verb Scram v. t. (past & past part. scrammed; pres. part. scramming) To shut down (a nuclear reactor) quickly, as in an emergency.
Scram v. i. (past & past part. scrammed; pres. part. scramming) To leave; to go away; used mostly as an impolite command to a person to go away from a specific location. (informal)
noun Scram n. The rapid shut down of a nuclear reactor, as in an emergency.
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