Definitions
To mix things up quickly or make them disordered.
Word origin
Origin uncertain. Perhaps from earlier dialectal scramble, scrammel (“to collect or rake together with the hands”), from scramb (“to pull or scrape together with the hands”) + -le (frequentative suffix) (compare Dutch schrammen (“to graze, brush, scratch”)); or alternatively from a nasalised form of scrabble (“to scrape or scratch quickly”).
Used in a sentence
“As half-time approached Fabregas had another chance to give Barcelona the lead. He collected an incisive Messi pass and this time beat Cech, who required Cole to scramble back and clear the ball off the line.”
“I scrambled some eggs with spinach and cheese.”
“But on April 13 it 'scrambled' a rake of Mk 2s and dual-braked 'Black 5' 45212 to start its lucrative summer money-spinner two days later.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Quick climb over rocks”8 letters
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