verb🔗ShareTo use the shutdown or safety device of a nuclear reactor."The technicians scrammed the reactor when the radiation levels spiked unexpectedly. "technologyenergymachinetechnicalphysicsscienceindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(by extension) To use any emergency shutdown."When the smoke alarms went off in the lab, the technician scrammed the experiment to prevent a fire. "technologymachinetechnicalenergyindustrysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLeave in a hurry, go away."What are you kids doing on my lawn? Scram!"actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareScratch with claws or fingernails."The cat, annoyed at being picked up, scrammed my arm with its claws. "actionbodyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
