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    scram·ble
    [ˈskramb(ə)l]
    verb
    scramble (verb) · scrambles (third person present) · scrambled (past tense) · scrambled (past participle) · scrambling (present participle)
    1. make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep slope or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet:
      "we scrambled over the wet boulders"
      • move hurriedly or clumsily from or into a particular place or position:
        "she scrambled out of the car" · "I tried to scramble to my feet"
      • (scramble into)
        put (clothes) on hurriedly:
        "Robbie scrambled into jeans and a T-shirt"
      • informal
        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"
    2. 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 immediately for action:
        "as the jet headed toward Italian airspace, two F104 fighters scrambled from a base in Sicily to intercept it"
    3. make (something) jumbled or muddled:
      "maybe the alcohol has scrambled his brains"
      • prepare (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 telephone message, or electronic data) unintelligible unless received by an appropriate decoding device:
        "scrambled television signals"
    4. american football
      (of a quarterback) run around with the ball behind the line of scrimmage while looking for an open receiver:
      "McNabb scrambled in the third quarter and threw a touchdown pass to Maddox"
      • american football
        run forward with the ball when unable to pass to an open receiver.
    noun
    scramble (noun) · scrambles (plural noun)
    1. a difficult or hurried clamber up or over something:
      "an undignified scramble over the wall"
      • a walk up steep terrain involving the use of one's hands:
        "the route gives an excellent scramble up onto the narrow summit ridge"
      • an eager or uncontrolled and undignified struggle with others to obtain or achieve something:
        "a scramble for high-priced concert seats"
      • an emergency takeoff by fighter aircraft.
    2. a disordered mixture of things:
      "the program produced a scramble of the letters of the alphabet"
    Origin
    late 16th century: imitative; compare with the dialect words scamble ‘stumble’ and cramble ‘crawl’.
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    verb
    1. make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep slope or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet:
      claw one's way
      grope one's way
    2. make (something) jumbled or muddled:
       
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