scramble

scram·ble  (skrmbl)

v. scram·bled, scram·bling, scram·bles

v.intr.

1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.

2. To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something: scrambled for the best seats.

3. To take off with all possible haste, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

4. Football

a. To run around with the ball behind the line of scrimmage in order to avoid being tackled while searching for an open receiver.

b. To run forward with the ball when unable to complete an intended pass play. Used of a quarterback.

v.tr.

1. To mix or throw together haphazardly.

2. To gather together in a hurried or disorderly fashion.

3. To cook (beaten eggs) until firm but with a soft consistency.

4. Electronics To distort or garble (a signal) so as to render it unintelligible without a special receiver.

5. To cause (aircraft) to take off as fast as possible, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

n.

1. The act or an instance of scrambling.

2. An arduous hike or climb over rough terrain.

3. An unceremonious scuffle or struggle.

4. Sports See motocross.

5. A swift takeoff of military aircraft in response to an alert or attack.

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[Perhaps blend of obsolete scamble, to struggle for, and dialectal cramble, to crawl.]

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scramble [ˈskræmb^əl]

vb

1. (intr) to climb or crawl, esp by using the hands to aid movement

2. (intr) to proceed hurriedly or in a disorderly fashion

3. (intr; often foll by for) to compete with others, esp in a disordered manner to scramble for a prize

4. (intr; foll by through) to deal with hurriedly and unsystematically

5. (tr) to throw together in a haphazard manner; jumble

6. (tr) to collect in a hurried or disorganized manner

7. (Cookery) (tr) to cook (eggs that have been whisked up with milk and seasoning) in a pan containing a little melted butter

8. (Military) Military to order (a crew or aircraft) to take off immediately or (of a crew or aircraft) to take off immediately

9. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) (tr) to render (speech) unintelligible during transmission by means of an electronic scrambler

n

1. the act of scrambling

2. a climb over rocks that involves the use of the hands but not ropes, etc.

3. a disorderly struggle, esp to gain possession

4. (Military) Military an immediate preparation for action, as of crew, aircraft, etc.

5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Brit a motorcycle rally in which competitors race across rough open ground

[blend of scrabble and ramp]

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Scramble a confused or disorderly event.

Examples: scramble of the world, 1839; a scramble of Tories, 1839; motorcycle scramble (race meeting).

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An order directing takeoff of aircraft as quickly as possible, usually followed by mission instructions.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scramble - an unceremonious and disorganized struggle scuffle struggle, battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
	2.	scramble - rushing about hastily in an undignified way scamper, scurry rush, rushing, haste, hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
Verb	1.	scramble - to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	2.	scramble - climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling clamber, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle climb - move with difficulty, by grasping
	3.	scramble - bring into random order throw together, jumble disarray, disorder - bring disorder to tumble - throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
	4.	scramble - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" beat cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" whisk, whip - whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs" cream - make creamy by beating; "Cream the butter" raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up, agitate - change the arrangement or position of
	5.	scramble - make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" unscramble - make intelligible; "Can you unscramble the message?"

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scramble

verb

1. struggle, climb, clamber, push, crawl, swarm, scrabble, move with difficulty He scrambled up a steep bank.

2. strive, rush, contend, vie, run, push, hasten, jostle, jockey for position, make haste More than a million fans are expected to scramble for tickets.

3. jumble, mix up, muddle, shuffle, entangle, disarrange The latest machines scramble the messages.

noun

1. clamber, ascent the scramble to the top of the cliffs

2. race, competition, struggle, rush, confusion, tussle, hustle, scuffle, free-for-all (informal), commotion, scrimmage, melee or mêlée the scramble for jobs

Translations

scramble [ˈskræmbl]

A. VI

1. to scramble up/down → subir gateando/bajar con dificultad
to scramble out → salir con dificultad
we scrambled through the hedge → nos abrimos paso con dificultad a través del seto
to scramble for [+ coins, seats] → luchar entre sí por, pelearse por (fig) [+ jobs] → pelearse por

2. (Sport) to go scrambling → hacer motocross

B. VT

1. (Culin) → revolver
scrambled eggs → huevos mpl revueltos

2. (Telec) [+ message] → cifrar (TV) → codificar

3. [+ aircraft] → hacer despegar con urgencia(por alarma)

C. N

1. (= rush) → lucha f, pelea f (for por)

2. (Sport) (= motorcycle meeting) → carrera f de motocross

3. (= climb) → subida f; (= outing) → excursión f de montaña(por terreno escabroso etc)

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scramble [ˈskræmb^əl]

n

(= rush) → bousculade f
There was a mad scramble for the back seat → Il y eut une folle bousculade pour la place du fond.

(= competition) → lutte f
in their scramble for top spot in the charts → dans leur lutte pour la première place au hit-parade
the scramble for jobs
BUT la ruée sur les emplois.

(= climb) → escalade f
a short scramble to the top of the hill → une brève escalade jusqu'au sommet de la colline

(= motorcycle race) → enduro m

vi

(= clamber) → avancer péniblement
Tourists were scrambling over the rocks → Les touristes avançaient péniblement dans les rochers.
He scrambled up a steep bank
BUT Il gravit péniblement un talus escarpé.
He scrambled to his feet
BUT Il se hissa péniblement sur ses pieds.

(= rush) to scramble for [+ door, exit] → se ruer vers
I scrambled for the door → Je me suis rué vers la porte.

(= compete) to scramble for [+ tickets, shares, prize] → s'arracher
More than three million fans are expected to scramble for tickets → On s'attend à ce que plus de trois millions de fans s'arrachent les billets.

(SPORT) to go scrambling → faire du tout-terrain

[plane, helicopter, pilot] → décoller sur alerte

vt

(on radio, telephone) [+ signal, message] → brouiller

[+ eggs] → brouiller
scrambled eggs npl → œufs mpl brouillés

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scramble

n

(= climb) → Kletterei f; we went for a scramble in the hills → wir sind in den Bergen herumgeklettert

(= mad dash) → Gerangel nt, → Gedrängel nt; the scramble for the better-paid jobs → die Jagd nach den besser bezahlten Stellen

(Motor sport) → Querfeldeinrennen nt

vt

pieces, letters → (untereinander) mischen; this will scramble your brain(s) → das verwirrt dein armes Hirn

eggs → verquirlen, verrühren

(Telec) message → chiffrieren, verschlüsseln; line → an das Verschlüsselungsgerät anschließen

(Mil) helicopter, crew → schnell losschicken

vi

(= climb) → klettern; to scramble out → herausklettern; he scrambled to his feet → er rappelte sich auf (inf); to scramble through a hedge → durch eine Hecke kriechen or krabbeln (inf); to scramble up something → auf etw (acc) → hinaufklettern or hinaufkraxeln (inf)

(= struggle) to scramble for something → sich um etw balgen or raufen; for ball etc → um etw kämpfen; for bargains, job, good site → sich um etw drängeln; to scramble to get something → sich balgen or raufen, um etw zu bekommen; ball etc → darum kämpfen, etw zu bekommen; bargains, job, good site → sich drängeln, um etw zu bekommen

(Aviat) → einen Soforteinsatz fliegen; scramble! → höchste Alarmstufe

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scramble [ˈskræmbl]

1. vi

a. to scramble down/along → scendere/avanzare a fatica
to scramble out → uscire in fretta
to scramble for (coins, seats, job) → azzuffarsi per prendere
he scrambled up (the hill) → si è inerpicato su (per la collina)

b. (Sport) to go scrambling → fare il motocross

2. vt

a. (Culin) (eggs) → strapazzare

b. (Telec) (message) → disturbare con interferenze

3. n

a. (rush) → corsa

b. (Sport) (motorcycle meeting) → gara di motocross

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scramble [ˈskræmbl]

1. vi

a. to scramble down/along → scendere/avanzare a fatica
to scramble out → uscire in fretta
to scramble for (coins, seats, job) → azzuffarsi per prendere
he scrambled up (the hill) → si è inerpicato su (per la collina)

b. (Sport) to go scrambling → fare il motocross

2. vt

a. (Culin) (eggs) → strapazzare

b. (Telec) (message) → disturbare con interferenze

3. n

a. (rush) → corsa

b. (Sport) (motorcycle meeting) → gara di motocross

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scramble

v scramble [ˈskrӕmbl]

1 to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks. klouter يَزْحَفُ على رِجْلَيْه وذِراعَيْهِ катеря се lézt po čtyřech kravle; klatre krabbeln σκαρφαλώνω με τα τέσσερα, σέρνομαι trepar, escalar üles ronima با چهار دست و پا خود را بالا كشيدن از ryömiä, kavuta grimper à quatre pattes לְטַפֵּס हाथ पैर के सहारे चढ़ना, चढ़ना verati se, penjati se négykézláb mászik merangkak klöngrast arrampicarsi, (andare carponi) よじ登る 기어오르다 ropštis rāpties merangkak klauteren kravle, kare seg opp/fram gramolić się escalar a se căţăra карабкаться škriabať sa, šplhať sa, plaziť sa plezati pentrati se klättra, kravla คลานหรือปีนอย่างรวดเร็ว tırmanmak (用手腳)快速爬行或攀登 повзти; чіплятися ہاتھ پاؤں کے بل تیزی سے چڑھنا bò, trườn 攀登

2 to move hastily He scrambled to his feet. klouter يَتَحَرَّك بِسُرْعَه движа се бързо překotně lézt fare afsted sich aufrappeln σπεύδω, κινούμαι βιαστικά precipitarse üles kargama با عجله حركت كردن ponkaista bouger précipitament לְזַנֵק तेजी से चलना žurno se kretati igyekszik bergerak cepat brölta (agitarsi) 急ぐ 갑자기 움직이다 pašokti Viņš pietrūkās kājās. bergerak laju zich haasten hoppe (opp/i), fare av sted skoczyć mover-se agitadamente a se grăbi поспешно двигаться liezť pehati se naglo se uspeti resa sig hastigt, fara upp เคลื่อนที่อย่างรวดเร็ว fırlayıp...-mak 倉促移動 продиратися; протискуватися تیزی سے بڑھنا leo trèo, trườn 仓促地行动

3 (withfor) to rush, or struggle with others, to get The boys scrambled for the ball. hardloop, resies jaag يَنْدَفِع لِيَحْصَل боря се за prát se (o) kæmpe sich balgen αγωνίζομαι, σκοτώνομαι (να πετύχω κτ.) pelearse por, luchar entre sí por rüselema دست و پنجه نرم كردن rynnätä, kamppailla (se) bousculer pour avoir qqch. לְהֵיאָבֵק संघर्ष करना, छीना-झपटी करना otimati se tülekedik vmiért berebut berjast/keppast um e-ð azzuffarsi 奪い合う 서로 다투다 pulti, muštis, kovoti cīnīties; plūkties berebut-rebut zich verdringen løpe om kapp, slåss rzucać się engalfinhar-se a se pre­cipita бороться biť sa (o) prerivati se otimati se slåss (kivas) om รีบหรือแก่งแย่งกับผู้อื่นเพื่อเอาอะไรสักอย่าง çabalamak 爭奪 боротися за مقابلہ کرنا tranh giành 争夺

4 to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver. grabbel يُشَوِّه обърквам (съобщение) чрез промяна на честотата на вълната utajit kódováním forvrænge zerhacken παραποιώ, παραμορφώνω cifrar, codificar ðifreerima رمزي كردن vääristää brouiller לְעַרבֵּל (रेडियो, टेलीफोन वार्ता को) अबोधगम्य बनाना iskriviti, ometati összezavar mengacak rugla codificare 波長を変える (도청을 피하기 위해) 파장을 바꾸다 trukdyti aizšifrēt (telefona ziņu) mencampuradukkan vervormen gjøre uforståelig, kaste om utajniać deturpar a codifica зашифровывать zakódovať motiti govoriti u šiframa förvanska, förvränga ทำให้ไขว้เขว karıştırmak 擾頻(電話訊號等)，鎖碼 кодувати мову ٹیلیفون میں آواز کو بگاڑنا تاکہ صرف کوئی مخصوص شخص سمجھ سکے đổi tần số （无线电的）扰频

n

(sometimes withfor) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle There was a scramble for the best bargains. gejaag تَدافُع، إزْدِحام надпревара boj, hon, tahanice kamp die Balgerei πάλη, σπρωξίδι lucha, pelea, confusión, barullo rüselus تقلا ryntäys ruée, bousculade עִרבּוּל संघर्ष otimanje, probijanje tülekedés perebutan barátta um e-ð gara; zuffa 奪い合い 쟁탈 brovimasis, ropštimasis, muštynės cīniņš; plūkšanās perebutan gedrang kamp, kappløp szarpanina luta desordenada busculadă борьба lezenie; boj (o) prerivanje otimanje rusning, riv och slit วิ่งหรือแก่งแย่ง itişip kakışma, çekişme 爭奪 бійка; боротьба ہوڑ ، مقابلہ sự tranh cướp 争夺

n scrambler

a device for scrambling telephone messages. grabbelaar جِهاز يُشَوِّش المُكالَمات устройство за объркване на съобщения utajovač telefonního rozhovoru forvrænger der Zerhacker συσκευή παραποίησης τηλεφωνικών μηνυμάτων emisor de interferencias signaalimuundur اسكرامبلر؛وسيله تبديل puheensekoittaja brouilleur מְעַרבֵּל (रेडियो, टेलीफोन वार्ता को) अबोधगम्य बनाना uređaj za ometanje zavaró alat pengacak ruglari (dispositivo per codificare messaggi) 変波長器 주파수대 변환기 trukdytuvas (telefona ziņas) šifrētājs pengarau vervormer frekvensforvrenger skrambler aparelho de interferência dispozitiv de bruiaj шифровальное устройство prístroj na utajenie telefónnej správy motilna naprava uređaj za šifrovanje talomvandlare เครื่องส่งคลื่นรบกวน karıştırıcı 擾頻器 шифратор, засекречувач ٹیلیفون کے پیغام کو بے ترتیب کرنے والی مشین ( vô tuyến) bộ xáo trộn âm 扰频器

scrambled egg(s)

beaten eggs cooked with milk and butter until thick. roereier مَخْلوط бъркани яйца míchaná vajíčka røræg das Rührei είδος ομελέτας huevos revueltos munapuder نوعي غذا munakokkeli oeufs brouillés בֵּיצָה מְקוּשקֶשֶת फेंट कर पकाना kajgana rántotta orak arik eggjahræra uova strapazzate いり卵 계란 찜 kiaušinienė olu kultenis telur hancur roerei eggerøre jajecznica ovos mexidos ouă jumări яичница-болтунья praženica umešana jajca kajgana äggröra ไข่กวน yağda pişmiş yumurta 炒蛋 яєчня-бовтанка, омлет پھینٹ کر تلے ہوئے انڈوں کی ڈش trứng bác 摊鸡蛋，搅乱