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Synonyms
scram (skrăm)

Slang [Perhaps short for scramble.]

intransitive verb: scrammed, scram·ming, scrams. 

  1. To leave a scene at once; go abruptly.
  2. To shut down automatically. Used of a nuclear reactor.

noun 

A rapid shutting down of a nuclear reactor, especially in an emergency.