Scream vs. Scram — What's the Difference?

To utter a long loud piercing cry, as from pain or fear.

A scram or SCRAM, is an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor effected by immediately terminating the fission reaction. It is also the name that is given to the manually operated kill switch that initiates the shutdown.

To make a loud piercing sound

To leave a scene at once; go abruptly.

To speak or write in an excited or fearful manner.

To shut down automatically. Used of a nuclear reactor.

To have or produce a startling effect

A rapid shutting down of a nuclear reactor, especially in an emergency.

To utter or say in a screaming voice or in an excited or fearful manner

To leave in a hurry; to go away.

A long, loud, piercing cry or sound.

(transitive) To shut down (a nuclear reactor or, by extension, some other thing) for safety reasons, usually because of an emergency. Category:en:Radioactivity

(Informal) One that is hilariously or ridiculously funny

(intransitive) Of a nuclear reactor or some other thing: to shut down, usually because of an emergency.

A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.

To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw.

A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.

To mine for ore on a small scale, especially from mines previously been worked on where most of the ore is believed to have been removed.

(music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.

Of one's body or limbs: to become numb or stiff due to cold, lack of movement, etc.

(informal) Used as an intensifier.

To be weakened by an accident, a disease, starvation, etc.

(printers' slang) An exclamation mark.

A shutdown of a nuclear reactor (or, by extension, some other thing), often done rapidly due to an emergency.

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, shout outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.

The device used to shut down a nuclear reactor; also, the button or switch used to initiate a shutdown.

To move quickly; to race.

A scratch, especially caused by claws or fingernails.

(informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.

A mine previously worked on where most of the ore is believed to have been removed, but which is still being mined on a small scale.

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

To leave; to go away; used mostly as an impolite command to a person to go away from a specific location.

A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech.

To shut down (a nuclear reactor) quickly, as in an emergency.

Sharp piercing cry;

The rapid shut down of a nuclear reactor, as in an emergency.

A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry;

Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;

A joke that seems extremely funny

Utter a sudden loud cry;

Utter or declare in a very loud voice;

Make a loud, piercing sound;