scram: Palabra del día: December 20, 2020
scram , v :
(intransitive, originally US, often imperative) To leave in a hurry; to go away. [...] (chiefly nuclear physics) (transitive) To shut down (a nuclear reactor or, by extension, some other thing) for safety reasons, usually because of an emergency. (intransitive) Of a nuclear reactor or some other thing: to shut down, usually because of an emergency. [...] (transitive, Derbyshire, Wales) To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw. scram n (chiefly nuclear physics) (also attributively) A shutdown of a nuclear reactor (or, by extension, some other thing), often done rapidly due to an emergency. The device used to shut down a nuclear reactor; also, the button or switch used to initiate a shutdown. [...] (Derbyshire, Wales) A scratch, especially caused by claws or fingernails.
(intransitive, originally US, often imperative) To leave in a hurry; to go away. [...] (chiefly nuclear physics) (transitive) To shut down (a nuclear reactor or, by extension, some other thing) for safety reasons, usually because of an emergency. (intransitive) Of a nuclear reactor or some other thing: to shut down, usually because of an emergency. [...] (transitive, Derbyshire, Wales) To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw. scram n (chiefly nuclear physics) (also attributively) A shutdown of a nuclear reactor (or, by extension, some other thing), often done rapidly due to an emergency. The device used to shut down a nuclear reactor; also, the button or switch used to initiate a shutdown. [...] (Derbyshire, Wales) A scratch, especially caused by claws or fingernails.
