| VERB | motion | scramble | to move hurriedly |
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| motion | scramble, clamber, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | |
| contact | scramble, jumble, throw together | bring into random order | |
| contact | scramble, beat | stir vigorously | |
| change | scramble | make unintelligible | |
| NOUN | act | scramble, scuffle | an unceremonious and disorganized struggle |
| act | scramble, scamper, scurry | rushing about hastily in an undignified way |
| Sounds | skrae'mbahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | An unceremonious and disorganized struggle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | scuffle | |
| Broader | struggle, battle | An energetic attempt to achieve something |
| Spanish | pelea, refriega | |
| Verbs | scramble | bring into random order |
| Meaning | rushing about hastily in an undignified way. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | scamper, scurry | |
| Broader | haste, hurry, rush, rushing | The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner |
| Spanish | carrera rápida, correteo | |
| Verbs | scramble | to move hurriedly |
| Meaning | To move hurriedly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The friend scrambled after them" | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | revolver | |
| Catalan | sortir a corre cuita | |
| Nouns | scramble | rushing about hastily in an undignified way |
| scrambler | a rapid mover | |
| Meaning | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | clamber, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter | |
| Broader | climb | Move with difficulty, by grasping |
| Spanish | arrastrarse, chisporrotear, despellejar, encaramarse, luchar, trepar a gatas, trepar | |
| Catalan | pujar | |
| Meaning | Bring into random order. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The chef wants to scramble the eggs | |
| Synonyms | jumble, throw together | |
| Narrower | tumble | throw together in a confused / confused mass |
| Broader | disorder, disarray | Bring disorder to |
| Spanish | mezclar, revolver | |
| Catalan | barrejar, mesclar | |
| Nouns | scramble | an unceremonious and disorganized struggle |
| scrambler | electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception | |
| Meaning | Stir vigorously. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | beat | |
| Category | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| Narrower | cream | make creamy by beating |
| whisk, whip | Whip with or as if with a wire whisk | |
| Broader | agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up | change the arrangement or position of |
| Spanish | batir, revolver | |
| Catalan | batre, remenar | |
| Meaning | make unintelligible. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | unscramble | make intelligible |
| Spanish | mezclar, revolver | |
| Catalan | codificar, xifrar | |
| Nouns | scrambler | electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception |
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