scramble


Definition: Meaning of, scramble in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈskramb(ə)l /

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scrambling scrambles
  1. climb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to climb up, down, or over something quickly and with difficulty, especially using your hands to help you
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  2. move quickly [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere in a hurried awkward way
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  3. do something quickly [transitive] to try to do something difficult very quickly
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  4. compete [intransitive] to struggle or compete with other people to get or reach something
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  5. information/message [transitive] to use special equipment to mix messages, radio signals etc into a different form, so that they cannot be understood by other people without the correct equipment
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  6. mix [transitive] to mix words, ideas, sentences etc so that they are not in the right order and do not make sense
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  7. scramble an egg to cook an egg by mixing the white and yellow parts together and heating it in a pan
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  8. scramble somebody's brains informal to make someone unable to think clearly or reasonably
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  9. aircraft [intransitive] if a military plane scrambles, it goes up into the air very quickly in order to escape or to attack an enemy
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scramble scrambles
  1. [singular] a difficult climb in which you have to use your hands to help you
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  2. [singular] a situation in which people compete with and push each other in order to get what they want
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  3. [singular] a situation in which something has to be done very quickly, with a lot of rushing around
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  4. [countable] British English a MOTORCYCLE race over rough ground
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