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scramble
[ skram-buhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
- to compete or struggle with others for possession or gain:
The children scrambled for the coins we tossed.
- to move hastily and with urgency:
She scrambled into her coat and ran out the door.
- Military. (of pilots or aircraft) to take off as quickly as possible to intercept enemy planes.
verb (used with object)
- to collect or organize (things) in a hurried or disorderly manner (often followed by together or up ):
He scrambled the papers up from the desk. I scrambled the report together at the last minute.
- to mix together confusedly:
The teacher has hopelessly scrambled our names and faces.
- to cause to move hastily, as if in panic:
He scrambled everyone out of the burning building.
- to cook (eggs) in a pan while stirring, usually after mixing whites and yolks together.
- to make (a radio or telephonic message) incomprehensible to interceptors by systematically changing the transmission frequencies.
- to mix the elements of (a television signal) so that only subscribers with a decoding box can receive the signal.
- Military. to cause (an intercepting aircraft or pilot) to take off in the shortest possible time, in response to an alert.
noun
- a quick climb or progression over rough, irregular ground.
- a struggle for possession or gain:
a scramble for choice seats in the stadium.
- any disorderly or hasty struggle or proceeding.
- Military. an emergency takeoff of interceptors performed in the shortest possible time.
scramble
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verb
- intr to climb or crawl, esp by using the hands to aid movement
- intr to proceed hurriedly or in a disorderly fashion
- introften foll byfor to compete with others, esp in a disordered manner
to scramble for a prize
- intrfoll bythrough to deal with hurriedly and unsystematically
- tr to throw together in a haphazard manner; jumble
- tr to collect in a hurried or disorganized manner
- tr to cook (eggs that have been whisked up with milk and seasoning) in a pan containing a little melted butter
- military to order (a crew or aircraft) to take off immediately or (of a crew or aircraft) to take off immediately
- tr to render (speech) unintelligible during transmission by means of an electronic scrambler
noun
- the act of scrambling
- a climb over rocks that involves the use of the hands but not ropes, etc
- a disorderly struggle, esp to gain possession
- military an immediate preparation for action, as of crew, aircraft, etc
- a motorcycle rally in which competitors race across rough open ground
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of scramble1
Example Sentences
Pascal goes about it sincerely, but the mini-tale is so grim that it only accomplishes two things: getting Pascal on the poster, and totally scrambling the movie’s tone.
It sent shock waves across the globe, with the markets taking a massive tumble and economic forecasters scrambling to revise upwards their predictions for a recession.
A wild scramble after a forced Golden State turnover could’ve cut it to a lone possession, but the Lakers turned over the ball.
Car buyers across South California scrambled this week to make purchases ahead of the tariffs.
Confusion over the details — and the fact that the rates Trump announced were much higher than most economists anticipated — has sent stocks tumbling and businesses and global leaders scrambling for clarity.
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