scramble
IPA: skrˈæmbʌɫ
noun
- 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.
- (gridiron football) An impromptu maneuver or run by a quarterback, attempting to gain yardage or avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
- (golf) A statistic used in assessing a player's short game, consisting of a chip or putt from under 50 yards away that results in requiring one putt or less on the green.
- (golf) A variant of golf in which each player in a team tees off on each hole, and the players decide which shot was best. Every player then plays their second shot from within a club length of where the best ball has come to rest, and the procedure is repeated until the hole is finished.
verb
- (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.
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Examples of "scramble" in Sentences
- The three scramble to fix the problem.
- It is time to scramble to transmogrify into a person.
- Stroke may scramble the brain's sensory map of the hand.
- The logic of managerial capitalism is being scrambled up.
- Germany scrambled to reconfirm those agreements the moment it reunified.
- Drivers and homeowners scrambled to secure fuel for their cars and generators.
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