1. To move hurriedly
   "The friend scrambled after them"
    
2. Climb awkwardly over rough or steep ground, often also using hands
   "The hikers scrambled up the rocky slope";
   - clamber, shinny [N. Amer, informal], struggle
    
3. Bring into random order
   "The magician scrambled the cards before performing the trick";
   - jumble, throw together
    
4. Make unintelligible
   "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"
    
5. (military) quickly deploy vehicles, esp. aircraft, in response to an emergency or make an attack
   "The air force scrambled jets to intercept the unidentified aircraft"
    
6. (cooking) stir vigorously
   "scramble the egg whites";
   - beat

1. Rushing about hastily in an undignified way
   "The children's scramble through the house left a trail of mess";
   - scamper, scurry, scutter [Brit]
    
2. An unceremonious and disorganized struggle
   "There was a scramble for the last seats on the bus";
   - scuffle
    
3. A confused multitude of things
   "The attic was a scramble of old furniture, books, and forgotten mementos";
   - clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
    
4. A motocross race
   "The riders prepared for the scramble through the muddy course"

Derived forms: scrambled, scrambles, scrambling

Type of: agitate, alter, battle, change, climb, disarray, disorder, disorderliness, disturb, go, haste, hurry, locomote, modify, move, raise up, rush, rushing, shake up, stir up, struggle, travel

Antonym: unscramble

Encyclopedia: Scramble