'Scrabble' definitions:

Definition of 'scrabble'

From: WordNet
noun
An aimless drawing [syn: scribble, scrabble, doodle]
noun
A board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
verb
Feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark" [syn: grope for, scrabble]
verb
Write down quickly without much attention to detail [syn: scribble, scrabble]

Definition of 'Scrabble'

From: GCIDE
  • Scrabble \Scrab"ble\, n. The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Scrabble'

From: GCIDE
  • Scrabble \Scrab"ble\ (skr[a^]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrabbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrabbling.] [Freq. of scrape. Cf. Scramble, Scrawl, v. t.]
  • 1. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree. [1913 Webster]
  • Now after a while Little-faith came to himself, and getting up made shift to scrabble on his way. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl. [1913 Webster]
  • David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate. --1. Sam. xxi. 13. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Scrabble'

From: GCIDE
  • Scrabble \Scrab"ble\, v. t. To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'scrabble'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Scrabble'