scrambled
verb
- 1
To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
- 2
To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
- 3
(of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
“I scrambled some eggs with spinach and cheese.”
- 4
To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.
- 5
To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.
- 6
To be quickly deployed in this manner.
- 7
To partake in motocross.
- 8
To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.
- 9
To gather or collect by scrambling.
“to scramble up wealth”
- 10
To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.
- 11
To throw something down for others to compete for in this manner.
adjective
- 1
Mixed, disordered, shuffled.
“a scrambled TV signal, requiring decryption”
- 2
(of eggs) Beaten and cooked.
“He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled.”
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