1. past tense of scram; left quickly or hurriedly
Usage: informal

Examples

• When the police arrived, the kids scrammed from the abandoned building.
• The cat scrammed when it heard the dog barking.
• We scrammed before our parents could catch us sneaking out.
• The protesters scrammed when they saw the riot police approaching.
• He scrammed from the party after spilling wine on the host’s carpet.
• The thieves scrammed through the back door when the alarm went off.