Scramble

Scramble

Scramble may refer to:

* Scramble, a team play scoring system in golf
* "Scramble" (arcade game), a 1981 horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up, arcade game
* Pedestrian scramble, a pedestrian crossing system that stops all traffic and allows pedestrians to cross intersections
* Quarterback scramble, an impromptu play in American football and Canadian football that results when a quarterback evades being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
* Scrambling (linguistics), a term for free variation of word order, often seen in languages in which word order is not fixed
* Scrambler, in telecommunications, a device that encodes a message at the transmitter to make the message unintelligible, for instance a Content Scramble System
* Scrambler (randomizer), in telecommunications, a device that manipulates a data stream before transmitting to make the message more amenable for transmission
* Scrambled eggs, a dish made from the lightly beaten combined egg whites and yolks
* Scrambling, a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges
* Motorcycle scrambling or Motocross, a form of motorcycle racing or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits
* "Scramble", a song by Yui Horie, opening of the anime series School Rumble
* Scramble (Comics), an enemy of the Marvel Comics Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight
* Scramble, the traditional term for the order for assigned fighter plane pilots to take off and proceed to a destination in response to an alert to either investigate a sighting or intercept an enemy
* "Scramble" (magazine), a Dutch aviation magazine


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  • Scramble — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scramble — Scram ble, n. 1. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scramble — Scram ble, v. t. 1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth. Marlowe. [1913 Webster] 2. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scramble — bezeichnet ein Computerspiel, siehe Scramble (Computerspiel) eine Ampel Schaltung, siehe Diagonalqueren eines von Luftwaffen ausgeführtes Startprozedere, siehe Alarmstart Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • scramble — [n] mix up, confusion clutter, commotion, competition, conglomeration, free for all*, hash*, hassle, hustle, jumble, jungle, litter, melee, mishmash, muddle, race, rat race*, rush, shuffle, struggle, tumble, tussle; concepts 230,388,432 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • scramble — [skram′bəl] vi. scrambled, scrambling [< ? SCAMPER + SCRABBLE] 1. to climb, crawl, or clamber hurriedly 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… …   English World dictionary

  • Scramble-b! — Is a manga series written and drawn by Nishimura Tomoko . With the main character a junior high school girl named Sora Ninomiya. She was just a new student at Seirin Junior High School, where her grandfather was the principal. And with the B Club …   Wikipedia

  • scramble — index bluster (commotion), brawl, commingle, competition, confound, disorganize, disorient, dispatch …   Law dictionary

  • scramble — ► VERB 1) move or make one s way quickly and awkwardly, typically by using one s hands as well as one s feet. 2) make or become jumbled or muddled. 3) make (a broadcast transmission or telephone conversation) unintelligible unless received by an… …   English terms dictionary

  • scramble — 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 …   English dictionary

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