| scramble | | |
| n. (act) | 1. scramble, scuffle | an unceremonious and disorganized struggle. |
| ~ struggle, battle | an energetic attempt to achieve something.; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" |
| n. (act) | 2. scamper, scramble, scurry | rushing about hastily in an undignified way. |
| ~ rush, haste, rushing, hurry | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner.; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| v. (motion) | 3. scramble | to move hurriedly.; "The friend scrambled after them" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (motion) | 4. clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. |
| ~ climb | move with difficulty, by grasping. |
| v. (contact) | 5. jumble, scramble, throw together | bring into random order. |
| ~ disarray, disorder | bring disorder to. |
| ~ tumble | throw together in a confused mass.; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern" |
| v. (contact) | 6. beat, scramble | stir vigorously.; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ whisk, whip | whip with or as if with a wire whisk.; "whisk the eggs" |
| ~ cream | make creamy by beating.; "Cream the butter" |
| ~ raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up, agitate | change the arrangement or position of. |
| v. (change) | 7. scramble | make unintelligible.; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| wrest | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. wrest | obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically.; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government" |
| ~ seize | take or capture by force.; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" |
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