Wiktionary:Word of the day/2020/December 20

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Word of the day
for December 20
scram v
  1. (intransitive, originally US, often imperative) To leave in a hurry; to go away.

(chiefly nuclear physics)

  1. (transitive) To shut down (a nuclear reactor or, by extension, some other thing) for safety reasons, usually because of an emergency.
  2. (intransitive) Of a nuclear reactor or some other thing: to shut down, usually because of an emergency.

  1. (transitive, Derbyshire, Wales) To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw.

scram n (chiefly nuclear physics)

  1. (also attributively) A shutdown of a nuclear reactor (or, by extension, some other thing), often done rapidly due to an emergency.
  2. The device used to shut down a nuclear reactor; also, the button or switch used to initiate a shutdown.

  1. (Derbyshire, Wales) A scratch, especially caused by claws or fingernails.
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