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scramble /skramˈbl/ intransitive verb- To make one's way with disorderly struggling haste
- To get along somehow
- To clamber
- To climb or grow upwards over a vertical surface
- To dash or struggle for what one can get before others
- (of a military aircraft or its crew) to take off immediately, as in an emergency
transitive verb- To put, make, get or push together in a rough hasty manner
- To change the frequency of (a transmission) so that it can be made intelligible only by means of an electronic decoding device
- To beat (eggs) up and heat to thickness with milk, butter, etc
- To make (a radiotelephone conversation) unintelligible by a device that alters frequencies
- To order (a military aircraft or its crew) to take off immediately
noun- An act or the action of scrambling
- A disorderly performance
- A dash or struggle for what can be had
- An emergency take-off by a military aircraft
- A form of motor or motorcycle trial on rough or hilly terrain
ORIGIN: Cf the dialect verb scramb to rake together with the hands scramˈbler noun A person who, or that which, scrambles, esp a telephone device scramˈbling adjective noun - The action of the verb scramble
- Participation in motorcycle, etc scrambles
scramˈblingly adverb scrambled eggs plural noun - Eggs cooked as described above
- The gold braid on a military officer's cap (slang)
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