scrammed
Left in haste
Scrammed is the past tense of scram, meaning to leave quickly or suddenly, usually under pressure: The kids scrammed when they heard the cops coming.
In nuclear engineering, to scram a reactor is to shut it down rapidly in an emergency—the control rods drop to halt the chain reaction.
Fastened or fled suddenly
- ranMoved swiftly, past tense
- escapedGot away from confinement
- took offDeparted or surged
- splitSeparation into parts
vamoosed · hightailed · skedaddled · beat it · cleared out · made tracks · got out · darted
Drove away by waving
- sent awayCaused to depart
- kicked outForced to leave
- ejectedForcibly removed
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
banished · driven off · ordered out · booted · ousted · removed · gotten rid of
bolted
Fastened or fled suddenly
split · vamoosed · hightailed · skedaddled · beat it · cleared out · made tracks · got out · darted · dashed
shooed
Drove away by waving
- sent awayCaused to depart
- kicked outForced to leave
- ejectedForcibly removed
expelled · banished · driven off · ordered out · booted · ousted · removed · gotten rid of