[ˈskrambl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet
(e.g: we scrambled over the damp boulders)

- order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action
(e.g: the Hurricanes were scrambled again, this time meeting Italian fighters)

- make (something) jumbled or muddled
(e.g: maybe the alcohol has scrambled his brains)

- (of a quarterback) run with the ball behind the line of scrimmage, avoiding tackles
(e.g: McNabb scrambled in the third quarter and threw a touchdown pass to Maddox)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: imitative; compare with the dialect words scamble ‘stumble’ and cramble ‘crawl’

[ˈskrambl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a difficult or hurried clamber up or over something
(e.g: an undignified scramble over the wall)

- an emergency take-off by fighter aircraft
(e.g: the scramble might be a training exercise or it might not)

- a disordered mixture of things
(e.g: the girl's mouth was a scramble of orthodontist's hardware)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: imitative; compare with the dialect words scamble ‘stumble’ and cramble ‘crawl’