/ Dictionary / Index S scram: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: scram Pronunciation: (skram), [key] — scrammed, scram•ming. to go away; get out (usually used as a command): I said I was busy, so scram. scram Pronunciation: (skram), [key] — Informal. Informal. —n. the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency. —v.t. to shut down (a nuclear reactor) rapidly in an emergency. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: scram (Thesaurus) scraggy scramasax Related Content Daily Word Quiz: procrastinate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language