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11scramble — I UK [ˈskræmb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms scramble : present tense I/you/we/they scramble he/she/it scrambles present participle scrambling past tense scrambled past participle scrambled * 1) a) [intransitive] to climb somewhere using your feet and …
12scramble — I n. 1) a mad, wild scramble 2) a scramble for (a wild scramble for tickets) 3) a scramble to + inf. (there was a scramble to buy tickets) II v. 1) (C) scramble a couple of eggs for me; or: scramble me a couple of eggs 2) (d; intr.) to scramble… …
13scramble — scram|ble1 [ˈskræmbəl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(climb)¦ 2¦(move quickly)¦ 3¦(do something quickly)¦ 4¦(compete)¦ 5¦(information/message)¦ 6¦(mix )¦ 7 scramble an egg 8 scramble somebody s brains 9¦(aircraft)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; Origin …
14scramble — scram|ble1 [ skræmbl ] verb * ▸ 1 climb with difficulty ▸ 2 compete to achieve something ▸ 3 mix and cook egg ▸ 4 change electronic signal ▸ 5 take off in aircraft ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive scramble over/up/down/out of etc. to climb somewhere …
15scramble — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ desperate, frantic, mad, undignified (esp. BrE) ▪ There was a mad scramble for the exits. PREPOSITION ▪ in a/the …
16scramble — 1 verb 1 CLIMB (intransitive always + adv/prep) to climb up or over something with difficulty, using your hands to help you (+ up/down/back etc): We scrambled up a rocky slope. 2 scramble to your feet to stand up quickly and awkwardly: He… …
17scramble — [[t]skræ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] scrambles, scrambling, 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. [V prep/adv] Tourists were scrambling over the rocks looking for the perfect… …
18Scramble — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Scramble peut désigner : Scramble et un terme international utilisé en aéronautique pour désigner le décollage d urgence pour une mission d… …
19scramble — i. To encrypt any plain language message during the transmission process so as to make it unintelligible to a third party. ii. The whole action involved in getting interceptors into the air in the shortest time possible, sometimes without… …
20scramble — I. verb (scrambled; scrambling) Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1scrabble Date: 1568 intransitive verb 1. a. to move with urgency or panic b. to move or climb hastily on all fours 2. a. to strug …
