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Word: Scramble
Speech Type: Verb
late 16th century: imitative; compare with the dialect words scamble ‘stumble’ and cramble ‘crawl’
ˈskrambl
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
Short Definition:make one's way quickly or awkwardly up steep gradient
Examples:- we scrambled over the damp boulders
order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action
Short Definition:order fighter aircraft or its pilot to take off immediately in emergency
Examples:- the Hurricanes were scrambled again, this time meeting Italian fighters
make (something) jumbled or muddled
Short Definition:make something jumbled or muddled
Examples:- maybe the alcohol has scrambled his brains
(of a quarterback) run with the ball behind the line of scrimmage, avoiding tackles
Short Definition:(of quarterback) run with ball behind line of scrimmage
Examples:- McNabb scrambled in the third quarter and threw a touchdown pass to Maddox
Word: Scramble
Speech Type: Noun
ˈskrambl
a difficult or hurried clamber up or over something
Short Definition:difficult or hurried clamber up or over something
Examples:- an undignified scramble over the wall
an emergency take-off by fighter aircraft
Short Definition:emergency take-off by fighter aircraft
Examples:- the scramble might be a training exercise or it might not
a disordered mixture of things
Short Definition:disordered mixture of things
Examples:- the girl's mouth was a scramble of orthodontist's hardware
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