scramble

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Synonyms: scamble, cramble, scrumble, scrabble, ramble, scrambled, crumble, scrabbly, shamble, crabble, bramble

Antonyms: scamble, cramble, scrumble, scrabble, ramble, scrambled, crumble, scrabbly, shamble, crabble, bramble

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|of food ingredients|usually|including egg}} To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To process [[telecommunication]] signals to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|by extension}} To mix up, to confuse, to mislead.
6. {{lb|en|transitive|military|also by extension}} To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually [[aircraft]]) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to [[intercept]] an attacking [[enemy]].
7. {{lb|en|intransitive|military}} To be quickly deployed in this manner.
8. {{lb|en|intransitive|sports}} To partake in [[motocross]].
9. {{lb|en|intransitive|climbing}} To [[ascend]] [[rocky]] [[terrain]] as a leisure activity.
10. {{lb|en|transitive}} To gather or collect by scrambling.
11. {{lb|en|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.
12. {{lb|en|transitive}} To throw something down for others to compete for in this manner.

Noun

1. A [[rush]] or [[hurry]], especially making use of the limbs against a surface.
2. {{lb|en|military}} An emergency defensive [[air force]] mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.
3. A [[motocross]] [[race]].
4. Any [[frantic]] period of [[competitive]] activity.
5. {{lb|en|gridiron football}} An impromptu maneuver or run by a [[quarterback]], attempting to gain [[yardage]] or avoid being [[tackle]]d behind the line of scrimmage.
6. {{lb|en|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]].
7. {{lb|en|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.
8. {{senseid|en|dish involving scrambled eggs, but more hash or casserole than omelette}} A [[dish]] ([[meal]]) involving [[scrambled egg|scrambled eggs]] and a [[hodgepodge]] of [[complementary]] ingredients, usually closer to a [[casserole]] than to an [[omelette]].
9. A venue where enslaved people were auctioned during the Atlantic slave trade.

Interjection

1. {{lb|en|UK}} Shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually want that item, causing them to rush for it.

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