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scramble

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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.

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

scramble
Verb
[-bling, -bled]
1. to climb or crawl hurriedly by using the hands to aid movement
2. to go hurriedly or in a disorderly manner
3. to compete with others in a rough and undignified way: spectators scrambled for the best seats
4. to jumble together in a haphazard manner
5. to cook (eggs that have been whisked up with milk) in a pan
6. Mil (of a crew or aircraft) to take off quickly in an emergency
7. to make (transmitted speech) unintelligible by the use of an electronic scrambler
Noun
1. the act of scrambling
2. a climb or trek over difficult ground
3. a rough and undignified struggle to gain possession of something
4. Mil an immediate takeoff of crew or aircraft in an emergency
5. Brit a motorcycle race across rough open ground [blend of scrabble + ramp]

Scramble a confused or disorderly event.
Examples: scramble of the world, 1839; a scramble of Tories, 1839; motorcycle scramble (race meeting).

An order directing takeoff of aircraft as quickly as possible, usually followed by mission instructions.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scramblescramble - an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
struggle, battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
2.scramblescramble - rushing about hastily in an undignified way
rush, rushing, haste, hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
Verb1.scramblescramble - 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
climb - move with difficulty, by grasping
3.scramble - bring into random order
disarray, disorder - bring disorder to
tumble - throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"
4.scramblescramble - stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
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?"

scramble
verb 1. struggle, climb, clamber, push, crawl, swarm, scrabble, move with difficulty
verb 2. strive, rush, contend, vie, run, push, hasten, jostle, jockey for position, make haste
noun 4. clamber, ascent
noun 5. race, competition, struggle, rush, confusion, hustle, free-for-all (informal) commotion, melee or mêlée
Translations
scramble [ˈskræmbl] n (= climb) → subida (difícil) (= struggle); pelea
vi to scramble out/through → salir/abrirse paso con dificultad;
to scramble for → pelear por;
to go scrambling (SPORT) → hacer motocrós

scramble [ˈskræmbl] n (= rush) → bousculade f, ruée f
to scramble for → se bousculer or se disputer pour (avoir);
to go scrambling (Sport) → faire du trial

scramble [ˈskræmbl] n (climb) → Kletterpartie f;
(rush) → Hetze f;
(struggle) → Gerangel nt
vi to scramble up/over → klettern auf/über +acc;
to scramble for → sich drängeln um;
to go scrambling (Sport) → Querfeldeinrennen fahren

scramble [ˈskræmbl] narrampicata
viinerpicarsi;
to scramble out etcuscire etc in fretta;
to scramble for → azzuffarsi per;
to go scrambling (SPORT) → fare il motocross

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 à quatre pattes grimper לְטַפֵּס हाथ पैर के सहारे चढ़ना, चढ़ना verati se, penjati se négykézláb mászik merangkak klöngrast arrampicarsi, (andare carponi) よじ登る 기어 오르다, 붙잡고 올라가다 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 攀登 повзти; чіплятися ہاتھ پاؤں کے بل تیزی سے چڑھنا bò, trườn
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 급히 움직이다 pašokti Viņš pietrūkās kājās. bergerak laju zich haasten hoppe (opp/i), av sted fare skoczyć mover-se agitadamente a se grăbi поспешно двигаться liezť pehati se naglo se uspeti resa sig hastigt, fara upp เคลื่อนที่อย่างรวดเร็ว fırlayıp ...-mak 倉促地行動 продиратися; протискуватися تیزی سے بڑھنا leo trèo, trườn
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 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 쟁탈하다, 손에 넣으려고 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
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 (도청 예방으로 전화 메시지 등을) 변경하다 trukdyti aizšifrēt (telefona ziņu) mencampuradukkan vervormen gjøre uforståelig, kaste om utajniać deturpar a codifica зашифровывать zakódovať motiti govoriti u šiframa förvanska, förvränga ทำให้ไขว้เขว karıştırmak (無線電的)擾頻 кодувати мову ٹیلیفون میں آواز کو بگاڑنا تاکہ صرف کوئی مخصوص شخص سمجھ سکے đổi tần số线
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, 서로 다투어 빼앗기 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
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 전화 메시지 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
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 우유·버터를 넣고 풀어 다진 달걀 kiaušinienė olu kultenis telur hancur roerei eggerøre jajecznica ovos mexidos ouă jumări яичница-болтунья praženica umešana jajca kajgana äggröra ไข่กวน yağda pişmiş yumurta 攤雞蛋,攪亂 яєчня-бовтанка, омлет پھینٹ کر تلے ہوئے انڈوں کی ڈش trứng bác


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The lane was a very cloistral one, with a ribbon of gravelly road, bordered on each side with a rich margin of turf and a scramble of blackberry bushes, green turf banks and dwarf oak-trees making a rich and plenteous shade.
There was what appeared to be a scramble and a rush rather than any regulated movement.
I made a sweeping blow in the dark at them with the levers, and began to scramble into the saddle of the machine.
 
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