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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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hasten
English
Etymology
Originally intransitive, from haste +? -en (verbal suffix).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?he?.s?n/
- Rhymes: -e?s?n
Verb
hasten (third-person singular simple present hastens, present participle hastening, simple past and past participle hastened)
- (intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.
- (transitive) To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
- I would hasten my escape from the windy storm.
- c. 1599-1601, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act III scene ii[1]:
- Hamlet:
- Bid the players make haste.
- Will you two help to hasten them?
- (transitive) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.
Synonyms
- (move in a quick fashion): dart, race; see also Thesaurus:move quickly
- (speed up): accelerate, quicken, speed up; see also Thesaurus:speed up
- (cause a scheduled event to happen earlier): hurry, rush, zoom; see also Thesaurus:rush
Derived terms
- hastener
Related terms
- haste
Translations
Anagrams
- Athens, snathe, sneath, thanes
Basque
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /(?)as?.ten/
Verb
hasten
- Present participle of hasi.
Danish
Noun
hasten c
- definite singular of hast
Finnish
Alternative forms
- hapsien
Noun
hasten
- Genitive plural form of hapsi.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?hastn?]
- Hyphenation: has?ten
- Homophone: hassten
Verb
hasten (weak, third-person singular present hastet, past tense hastete, past participle gehastet, auxiliary sein)
- to hurry, to rush
Conjugation
Synonyms
- eilen
- rennen
- stürmen
Antonyms
- trödeln
- trotten
Derived terms
- hastend
- hastig
- herbeihasten
- forthasten
See also
- beschleunigen
- herbeieilen
- vorauseilen
- forteilen
- laufen
Further reading
- “hasten” in Duden online
Swedish
Noun
hasten
- definite singular of hast
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