scamper, scramble, scurry
(noun) rushing about hastily in an undignified way
scramble, scuffle
(noun) an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
scramble
(verb) make unintelligible; “scramble the message so that nobody can understand it”
beat, scramble
(verb) stir vigorously; “beat the egg whites”; “beat the cream”
scramble, jumble, throw together
(verb) bring into random order
scramble
(verb) to move hurriedly; “The friend scrambled after them”
clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter
(verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scramble (third-person singular simple present scrambles, present participle scrambling, simple past and past participle scrambled)
(intransitive) To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
(intransitive) To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
(transitive, of food ingredients, usually, including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
(transitive) To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.
(transitive, military) To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.
(intransitive, military) To be quickly deployed in this manner.
(intransitive, sports) To partake in motocross.
(intransitive) To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.
(transitive) To gather or collect by scrambling.
(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.
scramble (plural scrambles)
A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.
(military) An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.
A motocross race.
Any frantic period of competitive activity.
• sortie
scramble
(UK) Shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually want that item, causing them to rush for it.
• cambrels, clambers, scambler
Source: Wiktionary
Scram"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrambling.] Etym: [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf. Scrabble.]
1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.
2. 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. Of other care they little reckoning make, Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast. Milton.
Scram"ble, v. t.
1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth. Marlowe.
2. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking.
Scram"ble, n.
1. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering.
2. The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office. Scarcity [of money] enhances its price, and increases the scramble. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 October 2024
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
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