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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.
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. Tourists were scrambling over the rocks looking for the perfect camera angle. [VERB preposition/adverb] He scrambled up a steep bank. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: struggle, climb, clamber, push More Synonyms of scramble.
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.
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 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.
[intransitive] to push, fight or compete with others in order to get or to reach something. scramble for something The audience scrambled for the exits. scramble to do something Shoppers were scrambling to get the best bargains. achieve something with difficulty.
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.
SCRAMBLE definition: 1. to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands: 2. to compete with other…. Learn more.
Scramble definition: To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.
