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scramble
English
Etymology
Origin uncertain. Compare earlier dialectal scramb (“pull with hands”) and scrabble (“to scrape or scratch quickly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sk?æmbl?/
- Rhymes: -æmb?l
Verb
scramble (third-person singular simple present scrambles, present participle scrambling, simple past and past participle scrambled)
- (intransitive) To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 3
- When I saw the coffin I knew that I was respited, for, as I judged, there was space between it and the wall behind enough to contain my little carcass; and in a second I had put out the candle, scrambled up the shelves, half-stunned my senses with dashing my head against the roof, and squeezed my body betwixt wall and coffin.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 3
- (intransitive) To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
- (transitive, of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
- I scrambled some eggs with spinach and cheese.
- (transitive) To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.
- (transitive, military) To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.
- (intransitive, military) To be quickly deployed in this manner.
- 1969, Burke Davis, Get Yamamoto (page 115)
- As the planes scrambled, four of his veterans went up: Tom Lanphier, Rex Barber, Joe Moore and Jim McLanahan. They had waited with other Lightnings at 30,000 feet and dived on a formation of eleven Zeroes far below, working in pairs.
- 1969, Burke Davis, Get Yamamoto (page 115)
- (intransitive, sports) To partake in motocross.
- (intransitive) To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.
- (transitive) To gather or collect by scrambling.
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive) To throw something down for others to compete for in this manner.
- 1952, Walkabout (volume 18, page 40)
- […] Father Boniface standing on the verandah of the Monastery on a Sunday afternoon “scrambling” lollies to the kids […]
- 1952, Walkabout (volume 18, page 40)
Derived terms
- scrambled eggs
Translations
Noun
scramble (plural scrambles)
- A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.
- (military) An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.
- 1984, Steve Harris, "Aces High", Iron Maiden, Powerslave.
- 1984, Steve Harris, "Aces High", Iron Maiden, Powerslave.
- A motocross race.
- Any frantic period of competitive activity.
- (gridiron football) An impromptu maneuver or run by a quarterback, attempting to gain yardage or avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
Antonyms
- sortie
Derived terms
- pedestrian scramble
- scramble band
- tofu scramble
Translations
Interjection
scramble
- (Britain) Shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually want that item, causing them to rush for it.
Anagrams
- cambrels, clambers, crambles, scambler
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flow
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: fl?
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fl??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /flo?/
- Homophones: floe, Flo
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle English flowen, from Old English fl?wan (“to flow”), from Proto-West Germanic *fl?an, from Proto-Germanic *fl?an? (“to flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl?w-, lengthened o-grade form of *plew- (“to fly, flow, run”). Compare float.
Noun
flow (countable and uncountable, plural flows)
- A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts
- The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
- (mathematics) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
- The notion of flow is basic to the study of ordinary differential equations.
- The rising movement of the tide.
- Smoothness or continuity.
- The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
- A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).
- (psychology) A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.
- The emission of blood during menstruation.
- (rap music slang) The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.
- (computing) The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action. (Usually preceded by an attributive such as login or search.)
Synonyms
- (continuity): See also Thesaurus:continuity
Antonyms
- (movement of the tide): ebb
- (continuity): See also Thesaurus:discontinuity
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- ebb and flow
- flowchart
- flowmeter
- freeflow
- single-flow
Translations
Further reading
- flow on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Flow (psychology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
flow (third-person singular simple present flows, present participle flowing, simple past and past participle flowed)
- (intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
- Rivers flow from springs and lakes.
- Tears flow from the eyes.
- (intransitive) To proceed; to issue forth.
- Wealth flows from industry and economy.
- (intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
- The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.
- , Dedication
- Virgil […] is […] sweet and flowing in his hexameters.
- (intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
- In that day […] the hills shall flow with milk.
- 1845, John Wilson, The Genius and Character of Robert Burns
- the exhilaration of a night that needed not the influence of the flowing bowl
- (intransitive) To hang loosely and wave.
- a flowing mantle; flowing locks
- March 11, 1788, Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers
- the imperial purple flowing in his train
- (intransitive) To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
- The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.
- (transitive, computing) To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.
- (transitive) To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
- (transitive) To cover with varnish.
- (intransitive) To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.
Derived terms
- flowable, reflowable
- free-flowing
- overflow
- underflow
Translations
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Perhaps from Old Norse flói (“a large bay, firth”), see floe. Compare Scots flow (“peat-bog, marsh”), Icelandic flói (“marshy ground”).
Noun
flow (plural flows)
- (Scotland) A morass or marsh.
References
- “flow, n.2.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000
- “flow, v., n.1” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
Anagrams
- Wolf, fowl, wolf
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?flow/, [?flow]
Noun
flow m (plural flows)
- flow
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