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- DictionaryScram·ble/ˈskramb(ə)l/
verb
- 1. make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep slope or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet: "we scrambled over the wet boulders"
- 2. order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action: "the Hurricanes were scrambled again, this time meeting Italian fighters"
noun
- 1. a difficult or hurried clamber up or over something: "an undignified scramble over the wall"
- 2. a disordered mixture of things: "the program produced a scramble of the letters of the alphabet"
3 days ago · 1. to climb, crawl, or clamber hurriedly. 2. to scuffle or struggle for something, as for coins scattered on the ground. 3. to struggle or rush pell-mell, as to get something highly prized. to scramble for political office. 4. to get military aircraft into the air quickly.
To scramble is to move quickly in a disorganized fashion, like people running to get out of the rain. When you scramble a message, it can no longer be read. Have you ever run somewhere, in a hurry, with no regard for how you looked? Then you scrambled. Quarterbacks scramble when they need to escape defenders trying to clobber them.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Communications, Computers, Military scram‧ble1 /ˈskræmbəl/ verb 1 climb [ intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to climb up, down, or over something quickly and with difficulty, especially using your hands to help you scramble up/down/over etc They tried to scramble up the c...
Mar 9, 2024 · ( transitive) To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired. ( transitive) To throw something down for others to compete for in this manner.
to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands: We scrambled up the hill. [ I ] to compete with other people for something which there is very little of: [ + to do sth ] New teachers scramble to get jobs in the best schools. scramble. noun [ no plural ] There was a mad scramble for places near the front.
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.
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. (often foll by: for) to compete with others, esp in a disordered manner: to scramble for a prize. 4. (foll by: through) to deal with hurriedly and unsystematically.
