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- Dictionaryscramble/ˈskrambl/
verb
- 1. make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet: "we scrambled over the damp boulders" Similar
- 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"
noun
- 1. a difficult or hurried clamber up or over something: "an undignified scramble over the wall" Similar
- 2. an emergency take-off by fighter aircraft: "the scramble might be a training exercise or it might not"
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SCRAMBLE definition: 1. to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you: 2. to compete…. Learn more.
: to move or climb hastily especially on all fours. scramble over rocks. 2. a. : to struggle eagerly or unceremoniously for possession of something. scramble for front seats. players scrambling for the ball. b. : to get or gather something with difficulty or in irregular ways. scramble for a living. 3.
scramble. (skræmbəl ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense scrambles , present participle scrambling , past tense, past participle 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.
To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees. 2. To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something: scrambled for the best seats. 3. To take off with all possible haste, as to intercept enemy aircraft. 4. Football. a.
Scramble definition: to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.. See examples of SCRAMBLE used in a sentence.
To scramble is to move quickly in a disorganized fashion, like people running to get out of the rain. When you scramble a message, it can no longer be read.
Jun 2, 2024 · scramble (third-person singular simple present scrambles, present participle scrambling, simple past and past participle scrambled) ( intransitive ) To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
Scramble definition: To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.
2. to scuffle or struggle for something, as for coins scattered on the ground. 3. to struggle or rush pell-mell, as to get something highly prized. to scramble for political office. 4. to get military aircraft into the air quickly. 5. US, American Football.
to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands: We scrambled up the hill. [ I ] to compete with other people for something which there is very little of: [ + to do sth ] New teachers scramble to get jobs in the best schools. scramble. noun [ no plural ] There was a mad scramble for places near the front.
