Scram and Tarry

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Scram verb - Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form.

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Tarry is an antonym for scram.

Tarry verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

Usage example: upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain

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Scram is an antonym for tarry.

Nearby Words: tarred, tarried, tarrying

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