scramble

About 1.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
2. verb To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
3. verb To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.

   I scrambled some eggs with spinach and cheese.

4. verb To process telecommunication signals to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.
5. verb To mix up, to confuse, to mislead.
6. verb To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.
7. verb To be quickly deployed in this manner.
8. verb To partake in motocross.

Similar words

scurry scamper throw together struggle scuffle beat clamber shinny jumble sputter

Often followed by

for to up of over out and down the

Word family

scrambled scrambler scramblers scrambles scrambling