verb
- to leave quickly, especially when told to go away
Usage: informal
Examples
- The kids scrambled when they saw the security guard coming.
- He told the reporters to scram and leave him alone.
- We better scram before the police arrive.
- The cat made the mice scram from the kitchen.
- When the bell rang, everyone scrambled out of the building.
- The coach yelled at the players to scram off the field.