race vs scramble

race

noun
  • Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life. 

  • Subspecies. 

  • A race condition. 

  • A breed or strain of domesticated animal. 

  • A progressive movement toward a goal. 

  • A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group. 

  • A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel. 

  • A water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised. 

  • An infraspecific rank, a pathotype, pathovar, etc. 

  • A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type. 

  • A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins 

  • A large group of sentient beings distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage (compare species, subspecies). 

  • The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements. 

  • A rhizome or root, especially of ginger. 

  • A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage (compare ethnic group). See Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race. 

  • A group or category distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities. 

  • Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed. 

verb
  • To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed. 

  • To compete against in a race (contest). 

  • To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest). 

  • To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race. 

  • To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission. 

scramble

noun
  • Any frantic period of competitive activity. 

  • 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. 

  • 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 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. 

  • A motocross race. 

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. 

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

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