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Scramble
ˈskrambl
- make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet
"we scrambled over the damp boulders"
- move hurriedly or clumsily from or into a particular place or position
"she scrambled out of the car"
- put (clothes) on hurriedly
"Robbie scrambled into jeans and a T-shirt"
- perform (an action) or achieve (a result) hurriedly, clumsily, or with difficulty
"Cork scrambled a 1–0 win over Monaghan"
- struggle or compete with others for something in an eager or uncontrolled and undignified way
"firms scrambled to win public-sector contracts"
- 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"
- (of a fighter aircraft or its pilot) take off for emergency action
"as the jet headed towards Italian airspace, two F104 fighters scrambled from a base in Sicily to intercept it"
- make (something) jumbled or muddled
"maybe the alcohol has scrambled his brains"
muddle confuse mix up jumble (up) disarrange disorganize disorder disturb throw into disorder throw into confusion get into a tangle mess up- cook (eggs) by beating them with a little liquid and then cooking and stirring them gently
"you may have your eggs scrambled or boiled"
- make (a broadcast transmission, a phone conversation, or electronic data) unintelligible unless received by an appropriate decoding device
"the signal is scrambled into code"
- (of a quarterback) run with the ball behind the line of scrimmage, avoiding tackles
"McNabb scrambled in the third quarter and threw a touchdown pass to Maddox"
- a difficult or hurried clamber up or over something
"an undignified scramble over the wall"
- a mountain walk up steep terrain involving the use of one's hands
"the route gives an excellent scramble up on to the narrow summit ridge"
- a motorcycle race over rough and hilly ground
"a local landowner allowed some kids to hold a motorbike scramble in the woods"
- an eager or uncontrolled and undignified struggle with others to obtain or achieve something
"I lost Tommy in the scramble for a seat"
- an emergency take-off by fighter aircraft
"the scramble might be a training exercise or it might not"
- a disordered mixture of things
"the girl's mouth was a scramble of orthodontist's hardware"