bingo vs scramble

bingo

noun
  • A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid. 

  • A similar game or amusement in which participants tick off themed words, phrases or pictures as these are called out, or as they are mentioned, for example during a speech or performance 

  • A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus. 

  • A win in such a game. 

verb
  • To play the game of bingo. 

  • To play all of one's seven tiles in one move in the game of Scrabble, earning a score bonus. 

  • To give the winning cry of "bingo!" in a game. 

  • To return to base. 

adj
  • Just sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield). (also written Bingo or BINGO) 

intj
  • Used by players of bingo to claim a win. 

  • Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task. 

  • Used to declare "You've just made my point!" or "My point exactly!" 

scramble

noun
  • A statistic used in assessing a player's short game, consisting of a chip or putt from under 50 yards away that results in requiring one putt or less on the green. 

  • An impromptu maneuver or run by a quarterback, attempting to gain yardage or avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage. 

  • An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft. 

  • A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface. 

  • Any frantic period of competitive activity. 

  • A variant of golf in which each player in a team tees off on each hole, and the players decide which shot was best. Every player then plays their second shot from within a club length of where the best ball has come to rest, and the procedure is repeated until the hole is finished. 

  • A motocross race. 

intj
  • Shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually want that item, causing them to rush for it. 

verb
  • To be quickly deployed in this manner. 

  • To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner. 

  • To gather or collect by scrambling. 

  • 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. 

  • To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener. 

  • To partake in motocross. 

  • To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface. 

  • To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity. 

  • To throw something down for others to compete for in this manner. 

  • To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass. 

  • To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy. 

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