From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
scramble
n 1: an unceremonious and disorganized struggle [syn: scuffle]
2: rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: scamper,
scurry]
v 1: to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"
2: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber,
shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter]
3: bring into random order [syn: jumble, throw together]
4: stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
[syn: beat]
5: make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody
can understand it" [ant: unscramble]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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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.
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Of other care they little reckoning make,
Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast.
--Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. t.
1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth.
--Marlowe.
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2. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the
yolks and whites together while cooking.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scramble \Scram"ble\, n.
1. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or
clambering.
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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.
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Scarcity [of money] enhances its price, and
increases the scramble. --Locke.
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