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scribble To modify a data structure in a random and unintentionally destructive way. "Bletch! Somebody's disk-compactor program went berserk and scribbled on the i-node table." "It was working fine until one of the allocation routines scribbled on low core." Synonymous with trash; compare mung, which conveys a bit more intention, and mangle, which is more violent and final. [{Jargon File]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Scribble \Scrib"ble\, v. t. [Cf. Scrabble.] (Woolen Manuf.) To card coarsely; to run through the scribbling machine. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Scribble \Scrib"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scribbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Scribbling (-bl[i^]ng).] [From Scribe.] 1. To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter. [1913 Webster] 2. To fill or cover with careless or worthless writing. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Scribble \Scrib"ble\, v. i. To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl. [1913 Webster] If M[ae]vius scribble in Apollo's spite. --Pope. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Scribble \Scrib"ble\, n. Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; a scrawl; as, a hasty scribble. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] Neither did I but vacant seasons spend In this my scribble. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]
scribble n. To modify a data structure in a random and unintentionally destructive way. "Bletch! Somebody's disk-compactor program went berserk and scribbled on the i-node table." "It was working fine until one of the allocation routines scribbled on low core." Synonymous with trash; compare mung, which conveys a bit more intention, and mangle, which is more violent and final.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Scribble \Scrib"ble\, v. t. [Cf. Scrabble.] (Woolen Manuf.) To card coarsely; to run through the scribbling machine.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Scribble \Scrib"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scribbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Scribbling (-bl[i^]ng).] [From Scribe.] 1. To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter. 2. To fill or cover with careless or worthless writing.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Scribble \Scrib"ble\, v. i. To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl. If M[ae]vius scribble in Apollo's spite. --Pope.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Scribble \Scrib"ble\, n. Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; a scrawl; as, a hasty scribble. --Boyle. Neither did I but vacant seasons spend In this my scribble. --Bunyan.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
scribble n 1: poor handwriting [syn: scratch, scrawl, cacography] 2: an aimless drawing [syn: scrabble, doodle] v 1: write down quickly without much attention to detail [syn: scrabble] 2: write carelessly [syn: scrawl]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
scribble Αγγλικά n. πρόχειρη ή απρόσεκτη γραφή Αγγλικά vb. γράφω τυχαία ή απρόσεκταFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
scribble n. Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing vb. 1 (lb en ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry. 2 To doodle. 3 To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist. vb. (lb en obsolete transitive) To card or tease (wool) coarsely; to run through a scribbler.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
scribble n. Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing vb. 1 (lb en ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry. 2 To doodle. 3 To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist. vb. (lb en obsolete transitive) To card or tease (wool) coarsely; to run through a scribbler.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
scribble n. Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing vb. 1 (lb en ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry. 2 To doodle. 3 To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist. vb. (lb en obsolete transitive) To card or tease (wool) coarsely; to run through a scribbler.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
scribble n. Careless, hasty writing, doodle or drawing vb. 1 (lb en ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry. 2 To doodle. 3 To write badly; to work as an inferior author or journalist. vb. (lb en obsolete transitive) To card or tease (wool) coarsely; to run through a scribbler.From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
scribble Engelska n. kladd, klotter Engelska vb. kladda, klottraFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/ الشخبطةFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
scribble //ˈskɹɪbəl//From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]драсканица hastily done writing
scribble //ˈskɹɪbəl//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. драскам си to doodle 2. драскам, пиша небрежно to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]naškrábat
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]čmárat
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]sgriblan
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]sgriblo
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]sgriblian
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/ BekritzelnFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]Note: von Papier
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/ KritzeleiFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ], Gekritzel , Schmiererei , unsauber Geschriebenes
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]kritzeln, krakeln Synonym: scrawl see: scrawling, scribbling, scrawled, scribbled, scrawls, scribbles, scrawled, scribbled
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]schribbeln [ugs.] Note: schnell und unüberlegt schreiben
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/ γράφω γρήγορα και πρόχειρα, ορνιθοσκαλίσματαFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
scribble //ˈskɹɪbəl//From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]tuherrus, töherrys hastily done writing
scribble //ˈskɹɪbəl//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]1. töhertää, tuhertaa to doodle 2. kirjoitella, tuhertaa to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. घसीटना "Students who have interest in studies scribble notes during lecture."
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/ piskarati, škrabotine, švrljatiFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/ 1. firkálás 2. levélkeFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
scribble /ˈskrɪbəl/ I.From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]gryzmolić, skrobać II. 1. bazgroły 2. gryzmoły
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/ 1. garrancho 2. rabiscarFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
scribble //ˈskɹɪbəl//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]krafsa to write or draw carelessly and in a hurry
scribble /skɹˈɪbəl/ 1. acele ile ve dikkatsizce yazmak 2. karalamak 3. acele ile yazılmış yazı 4. anlamsız yazı ve çizgiler.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈskɹɪbəɫ/
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "scribble": anamorphosis, bad likeness, barbouillage, botch, burlesque, caricature, daub, distortion, doodle, hen scratches, hen tracks, illegibility, indecipherability, jot down, misdraw, mispaint, parody, pattes de mouche, pothookery, pothooks, pothooks and hangers, scrabble, scratch, scrawl, scribbling, scribe, squiggle, travesty, undecipherability, unreadability, writeFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 潦草的写法,潦草写成的东西,杂文; v. 潦草地书写,乱写,滥写;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 潦草的写法,潦草写成的东西,杂文 vt. vi. 潦草地书写,乱写,滥写