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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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journey
English
Etymology
From Middle English journe, jorney, from Old French jornee, from Medieval Latin diurnata (“a day's work, a day's journey, a fixed day, a day”), from Latin diurnus (“daily”), from di?s (“day”). Displaced native reys.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d???ni/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d????ni/
- Rhymes: -??(?)ni
Noun
journey (plural journeys)
- A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
- (figuratively) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
- (obsolete) A day.
- (obsolete) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day.
- (obsolete) A day's work.
- The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
- (collective, colloquial) A group of giraffes.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:journey
Translations
Verb
journey (third-person singular simple present journeys, present participle journeying, simple past and past participle journeyed)
- To travel, to make a trip or voyage.
Synonyms
- wayfare
Translations
Further reading
- journey in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- journey in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- journey at OneLook Dictionary Search
Middle English
Noun
journey
- Alternative form of journe
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