different between scram vs scrim

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: skr?m, IPA^(key): /sk?æm/
• Rhymes: -æm

Etymology 1

Probably either:

• a clipping of scramble by apocope; or
• from dialectal German schramm, the imperative singular form of schrammen (“to scratch, scrape”), from Late Middle High German schramm, schramme (“a graze, scratch”); further etymology unknown.

Verb

scram (third-person singular simple present scrams, present participle scramming, simple past and past participle scrammed)

1. (intransitive, originally US, often imperative) To leave in a hurry; to go away. [from early 20th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:go away

Derived terms

• amscray

Translations

Etymology 2

Uncertain; the verb is possibly derived from etymology 1. It has been suggested that the word is an acronym for phrases like “safety control rod actuator mechanism”, “safety control rod axe man”, and “safety control rods activation mechanism”, but these are most likely backronyms.

The noun is probably derived from the verb.

Verb

scram (third-person singular simple present scrams, present participle scraming or scramming, simple past and past participle scramed or scrammed) (chiefly nuclear physics)

1. (transitive) To shut down (a nuclear reactor or, by extension, some other thing) for safety reasons, usually because of an emergency.
2. (intransitive) Of a nuclear reactor or some other thing: to shut down, usually because of an emergency.

Alternative forms

• SCRAM

Derived terms

• scramming (noun)

Translations

Noun

scram (plural scrams) (chiefly nuclear physics)

1. (also attributively) A shutdown of a nuclear reactor (or, by extension, some other thing), often done rapidly due to an emergency.
2. The device used to shut down a nuclear reactor; also, the button or switch used to initiate a shutdown.

Alternative forms

• SCRAM

Translations

Etymology 3

The verb is a variant of dialectal English scramb (“to pull or rake together with the hands; to gather a handful of something from the ground; to scratch with the claws or nails; to pull down violently; to tear off; to maul about; a handful of something from the ground”), possibly related to Dutch schrammen (“to graze, scratch”) and German schrammen (“to scratch, scrape”); see etymology 1.

The noun is derived from the verb.

Verb

scram (third-person singular simple present scrams, present participle scramming, simple past and past participle scrammed)

2. (transitive, Derbyshire, Wales) To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw.
   • (Also reported as “Cat wakes woman as flat fills with smoke”", The Daily Telegraph, 21 December 2013, page 17.)
3. (transitive, US, mining, archaic) 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.

Translations

Noun

scram (plural scrams)

1. (Derbyshire, Wales) A scratch, especially caused by claws or fingernails.
2. (US, mining, archaic) 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.

Translations

Etymology 4

Origin unknown.

Verb

scram (third-person singular simple present scrams, present participle scramming, simple past and past participle scrammed) (intransitive, Britain, dialectal, archaic)

1. Of one's body or limbs: to become numb or stiff due to cold, lack of movement, etc.
2. To be weakened by an accident, a disease, starvation, etc.

References

Further reading

• scram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• scram (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “scram”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Crams, MRCAs, crams, marcs, mrcas

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk??m/
• Rhymes: -?m

Etymology 1

Attested since the end of the 18th century. Origin unknown.

In one of the earliest mentions, "The Statistical Account of Scotland", 1793, by John Sinclair, page 593, we read in a paragraph devoted to weavers: "Besides these, they are now much employed in working a thin kind of coarse linen called Silesias, vulgarly Scrims, whereof each piece is 27 or 30 inches broad".

Noun

scrim (countable and uncountable, plural scrims)

1. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,.
2. A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf.
3. A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composed of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes.
4. (theater) A theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted.
5. (photography) A sheet of gauze etc. used to reduce the intensity of light.
6. Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.

Translations

Verb

scrim (third-person singular simple present scrims, present participle scrimming, simple past and past participle scrimmed)

1. (photography) To use a scrim.

Etymology 2

From scrimmage.

Noun

scrim (plural scrims)

1. (online gaming) A practice match between one or more organized teams usually in preparation for a more competitive format, such as a tournament.
   • 2016, Blog of Legends, "The Gap hasn’t closed: Comparing the LCS and LCK at Worlds":

     As a team, the players decided to focus less on streaming (a major source of income) and more on in-house scrims, VOD review and practice, hoping to become a better team.

Verb

scrim (third-person singular simple present scrims, present participle scrimming, simple past and past participle scrimmed)

1. (online gaming) To participate in a scrim.
   • 2016, The Inquirer, "The EE Blog: EternalEnvy Accuses Former Team, Team Secret, of Delayed Payments and Monetary Indiscretion":

     Accusations of him drinking instead of scrimming with the team, not attending practices at all and playing guitar instead of scrimming surfaced.

Anagrams

• CMIRs, Crims, crims