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# scramble

verb (scramble, scrambles, scrambled, scrambling); noun (a scramble, scrambles)

«scramble» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (verb) To climb or move quickly and awkwardly, using your hands and feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#m1)
2. (verb) To hurry or push against others to get something: "scramble for seats". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#m2)
3. (verb) To mix up eggs and cook them, stirring them in a pan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#m3)
4. (verb) To mix something up so it cannot be understood, like a secret code or letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#m4)
5. (verb) For fighter planes to take off quickly in an emergency. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#m5)
6. (noun) A rush or struggle; a hurried climb; a motorbike race over rough ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#m6)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, children scramble over rocks at the beach, and people scramble for bargains. In cooking, you scramble eggs. In puzzles, scrambled words (anagrams) have mixed-up letters: "tca" unscrambles to "cat". In history, the "Scramble for Africa" was when European countries rushed to take over African land in the late 1800s. Phrases: scramble up, scramble for, a mad scramble, scramble eggs, unscramble.

### Examples

- We scrambled up the rocks to see the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#x1)
- There was a mad scramble for the last cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#x2)
- Can you scramble some eggs for breakfast? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#x3)
- Unscramble these letters to make a word: "dbir". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#x4)
- The fighter jets scrambled to meet the unknown plane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#x5)
- In history we learned about the Scramble for Africa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#x6)
- Everyone scrambled to find their coats when the bell rang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#x7)
- He managed, however, to scramble out with wet sleeves and bespattered trousers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/#x8)

### Note

Past form: scrambled. Opposite of scramble (mix up) is "unscramble". "Scramble for" means rush to get. Scrambled eggs are cooked eggs, not raw.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scramble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scramble/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scramble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scramble.html) on Mova free.