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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scram•bler (skram′blər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that scrambles.
- Telecommunicationsan electronic device that mixes and confuses telecommunications signals in order to make them unintelligible through certain circuits. Cf. unscrambler (def. 2).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scrambler /ˈskræmblə/ n - an electronic device that renders speech unintelligible during transmission, normal speech being restored at the receiving system
scram•ble /ˈskræmbəl/USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v. - to climb using one's hands and feet, as up or down a hill:[no object]scrambled quickly up the hill.
- to compete with others to gain something:[no object]to scramble in the competition for a new job.
- to move quickly and with a purpose:[no object]scrambled out of the way of the police.
- Militaryto (cause pilots or aircraft to) take off quickly to intercept enemy planes: [no object]The jets scrambled from the airfield and headed east.[~ + object]The air commander scrambled his planes.
- to collect, organize, or mix (things) in a hurried or disorderly manner:[~ + object]His words and thought patterns were scrambled and made no sense.
- Food[~ + object] to fry (eggs) while constantly stirring them.
n. [countable] - a quick climb or movement over rough, irregular ground.
- a struggle to gain something:the wild scramble for the presidency.
- any disorderly and hurried proceeding:a terrible scramble to get packed in time for the flight.
scram•bler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scram•ble (skram′bəl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. v.i. - to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
- to compete or struggle with others for possession or gain:The children scrambled for the coins we tossed.
- to move hastily and with urgency:She scrambled into her coat and ran out the door.
- Military(of pilots or aircraft) to take off as quickly as possible to intercept enemy planes.
v.t. - to collect or organize (things) in a hurried or disorderly manner (often fol. 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.
- to cause to move hastily, as if in panic:He scrambled everyone out of the burning building.
- Foodto cook (eggs) in a pan while stirring, usually after mixing whites and yolks together.
- Radio and Television, Telecommunicationsto make (a radio or telephonic message) incomprehensible to interceptors by systematically changing the transmission frequencies.
- Radio and Televisionto mix the elements of (a television signal) so that only subscribers with a decoding box can receive the signal.
- Militaryto cause (an intercepting aircraft or pilot) to take off in the shortest possible time, in response to an alert.
n. - a quick climb or progression over rough, irregular ground.
- a struggle for possession or gain:a scramble for choice seats in the stadium.
- any disorderly or hasty struggle or proceeding.
- Militaryan emergency takeoff of interceptors performed in the shortest possible time.
- blend of, blended dialect, dialectal scamble to stumble along, and scrabble (in the same sense) 1580–90
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