scramble

scramble
[[t]skræ̱mb(ə)l[/t]]
scrambles, scrambling, scrambled
1) VERB If you scramble over rocks or up a hill, you move quickly over them or up it using your hands to help you.

[V prep/adv] Tourists were scrambling over the rocks looking for the perfect camera angle...

[V prep/adv] He scrambled up a steep bank.

Syn:
2) VERB If you scramble to a different place or position, you move there in a hurried, awkward way.

[V prep/adv] Ann threw back the covers and scrambled out of bed...

[V prep/adv] He scrambled to his feet.

3) VERB If a number of people scramble for something, they compete energetically with each other for it.

[V for n] More than three million fans are expected to scramble for tickets...

[V to-inf] Business is booming and foreigners are scrambling to invest.

N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N for n, N to-inf
Scramble is also a noun.

...the scramble for jobs. ...a scramble to get a seat on the early morning flight.

4) VERB If you scramble eggs, you break them, mix them together and then heat and stir the mixture in a pan.

[V n] Make the toast and scramble the eggs.

Derived words:
scrambled ADJ usu ADJ n

...scrambled eggs and bacon.

5) VERB If a device scrambles a radio or telephone message, it interferes with the sound so that the message can only be understood by someone with special equipment.

[V n] The latest machines scramble the messages so that the conversation cannot easily be intercepted.


English dictionary. 2008.

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Synonyms:
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