| Front | scramble |
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| Back | verb, nounBrE /ˈskræmbl/NAmE /ˈskræmbl/ verb walk/climb1 [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly, especially with difficulty, using your hands to help you clamberShe managed to scramble over the wall. He scrambled to his feet as we came in. They finally scrambled ashore. He scrambled up the cliff and raced towards the car. push/fight 2 [intransitive] to push, fight or compete with others in order to get or to reach sth~ for sthThe audience scrambled for the exits.~ to do sth Shoppers were scrambling to get the best bargains. achieve sth with difficulty 3 [transitive] to manage to achieve sth with difficulty, or in a hurry, without much control~ sthCork scrambled a 1–0 win over Monaghan.~ sth + adv./prep. Rooney managed to scramble the ball into the net. eggs4 [transitive, usually passive] ~ sth to cook an egg by mixing the white and yellow parts together and heating them, sometimes with milk and butterscrambled eggs telephone/radio5 [transitive, often passive] ~ sth to change the way that a telephone or radio message sounds so that only people with special equipment can understand itscrambled satellite signals confuse thoughts6 [transitive] ~ sth to confuse sb's thoughts, ideas, etc. so that they have no orderAlcohol seemed to have scrambled his brain. aircraft7 [transitive, intransitive, usually passive] ~ (sth) to order that planes, etc. should take off immediately in an emergency; to take off immediately in an emergencyA helicopter was scrambled to help rescue three young climbers. They scrambled as soon as the call came through. noun difficult walk/climb1 [singular] a difficult walk or climb over rough ground, especially one in which you have to use your handsA scramble over the rocks takes you to the most perfect of beaches. push/fight 2 [singular] ~ (for sth) a situation in which people push, fight or compete with each other in order to get or do sth free for allThere was a mad scramble for the best seats. When the manager retired, there was a scramble for his job. motorcycle race 3 [countable] a race for motorcycles over rough ground |
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