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SCRAM (scrammed, scramming)

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Irregular inflected forms: scrammed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, scramming  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does scram mean? 

SCRAM (verb)
  The verb SCRAM has 1 sense:

1. leave immediately; used usually in the imperative formplay

  Familiarity information: SCRAM used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCRAM (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they scram  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it scrams  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: scrammed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: scrammed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: scramming  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

bugger off; buzz off; fuck off; get; scram

Context example:

Scram!

Hypernyms (to "scram" is one way to...):

go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s


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