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scrambled |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 a cliff; to scramble over the rocks. 2. 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. Of other care they little reckoning make Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scrambled adj : thrown together in a disorderly fashion; "a scrambled plan of action"
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