scram

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Scrammed p. pr. & vb. n. Scramming ] to shut down (a nuclear reactor) quickly, as in an emergency. [ PJC ]

n. the rapid shut down of a nuclear reactor, as in an emergency. [ PJC ]

n. 1. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scarcity [ of money ] enhances its price, and increases the scramble. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Scrambled p. pr. & vb. n. Scrambling ] [ Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf. Scrabble. ] 1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of other care they little reckoning make,
Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth. Marlowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking. [ 1913 Webster ]

Eggs of which the whites and yolks are stirred together while cooking, or eggs beaten slightly, often with a little milk, and stirred while cooking. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. One who scrambles; one who climbs on all fours. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A greedy and unceremonious contestant. [ 1913 Webster ]