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scram
Example Sentences
In the control room for reactors 1 and 2, even as the room pitched and swayed, the operators moved quickly to monitor an emergency procedure known as a scram.
Other Welsh words in the latest update of the OED include nobbling and scram.
“And you know what they say. Finders keepers! Now scram and let me find my treasure!”
Dasch was a real talker, enjoying the sound of his voice and peppering his conversations with American slang and idioms, such as "scram" and "sight for sore eyes."
When Balanchine arrived in America in 1933, he knew three phrases: “OK kid,” “scram” and “one swell guy.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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