'Scramble' definitions:

Definition of 'scramble'

(from WordNet)
noun
An unceremonious and disorganized struggle [syn: scramble, scuffle]
noun
Rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: scamper, scramble, scurry]
verb
To move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"
verb
Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter]
verb
Bring into random order [syn: scramble, jumble, throw together]
verb
Stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream" [syn: beat, scramble]
verb
Make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it" [ant: unscramble]

Definition of 'Scramble'

From: GCIDE
  • Scramble \Scram"ble\, n.
  • 1. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office. [1913 Webster]
  • Scarcity [of money] enhances its price, and increases the scramble. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Scramble'

From: GCIDE
  • Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scrambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scrambling.] [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf. Scrabble.]
  • 1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Of other care they little reckoning make, Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Scramble'

From: GCIDE
  • Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. t.
  • 1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth. --Marlowe. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'scramble'

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