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  • 1scramble — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ desperate, frantic, mad, undignified (esp. BrE) ▪ There was a mad scramble for the exits. PREPOSITION ▪ in a/the …

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  • 2Scramble — Scram ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrambled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrambling}.] [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf. {Scrabble}.] 1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up… …

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  • 3scramble — 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 …

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  • 4Scramble for Africa — For the book by Thomas Pakenham, see Thomas Pakenham (historian)#The Scramble for Africa. For information on the colonization of Africa prior to the 1880s, including Carthaginian and early European colonization, see Colonization of Africa. The… …

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  • 5scramble — 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 …

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  • 6Scramble band — A scramble band also known as a scatter band is a particular type of field performing marching band with distinct characteristics that set it apart from other common forms of marching bands; most notably, scramble bands do not normally march. In… …

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  • 7scramble — 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 …

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  • 8scramble — 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… …

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  • 9scramble — 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 …

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  • 10Scramble style — In ice hockey, the scramble style is a style that evolved from the play of Czech netminder Dominik Hašek, where a variety of non traditional movements were used to make saves. This included falling down supine in the crease, which led to the… …

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