Type in expressions to have them evaluated. Type :help for more information. scala> object x { def x={} } defined object x scala> import x._ import x._ scala> x :12: error: reference to x is ambiguous; it is imported twice in the same scope by import x._ and import x x ^ scala> x :12: error: reference to x is ambiguous; it is imported twice in the same scope by import x._ and import x x ^ scala> :quit