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English Dictionary: scramble	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for scramble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scramble n an unceremonious and disorganized struggle [syn: scramble, scuffle] rushing about hastily in an undignified way Synonym(s): scamper, scramble, scurry v to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them" climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling Synonym(s): clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter bring into random order Synonym(s): scramble, jumble, throw together stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" Synonym(s): beat, scramble make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it" Antonym(s): unscramble
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. t. 1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth. --Marlowe. 2. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scramble \Scram"ble\, n. 1. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering. 2. The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office. Scarcity [of money] enhances its price, and increases the scramble. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrambled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrambling}.] [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf. {Scrabble}.] 1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks. 2. 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. Of other care they little reckoning make, Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast. --Milton.