"scramb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scrambs [plural]
Etymology: The verb, especially sense 2 (“to scratch with the claws or fingernails”), is possibly related to Dutch schrammen (“to graze, scratch”) and German schrammen (“to scratch, scrape”), from Late Middle High German schramm, schramme (“a graze, scratch”); further etymology unknown. The noun is derived from the verb. Etymology templates: {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{der|en|nl|schrammen|t=to graze, scratch}} Dutch schrammen (“to graze, scratch”), {{der|en|de|schrammen|t=to scratch, scrape}} German schrammen (“to scratch, scrape”), {{der|en|gmh|schramm}} Middle High German schramm, {{m|gmh|schramme|t=a graze, scratch}} schramme (“a graze, scratch”), {{glossary|noun}} noun Head templates: {{en-noun}} scramb (plural scrambs)
  1. A handful of something scraped together.
    Sense id: en-scramb-en-noun-B9C~oNnz Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of British English: 30 19 33 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 18 9 28

Verb

Forms: scrambs [present, singular, third-person], scrambing [participle, present], scrambed [participle, past], scrambed [past]
Etymology: The verb, especially sense 2 (“to scratch with the claws or fingernails”), is possibly related to Dutch schrammen (“to graze, scratch”) and German schrammen (“to scratch, scrape”), from Late Middle High German schramm, schramme (“a graze, scratch”); further etymology unknown. The noun is derived from the verb. Etymology templates: {{glossary|verb}} verb, {{der|en|nl|schrammen|t=to graze, scratch}} Dutch schrammen (“to graze, scratch”), {{der|en|de|schrammen|t=to scratch, scrape}} German schrammen (“to scratch, scrape”), {{der|en|gmh|schramm}} Middle High German schramm, {{m|gmh|schramme|t=a graze, scratch}} schramme (“a graze, scratch”), {{glossary|noun}} noun Head templates: {{en-verb}} scramb (third-person singular simple present scrambs, present participle scrambing, simple past and past participle scrambed)
  1. To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw, to scram. Tags: British, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-scramb-en-verb-W8DqkjmV Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of British English: 30 19 33 18
  2. To pull down or rip off (something) with force. Tags: British, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-scramb-en-verb-qm814bAG Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of British English: 30 19 33 18
  3. (obsolete) To scrape (something) together with the hands. Tags: British, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-scramb-en-verb-wHNht-B8 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of British English: 30 19 33 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: scramble, scramp

Inflected forms

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