scramble

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: scufflescamperscurryclambershinshinnyskinstrugglesputterjumblethrow togetherbeat

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an unceremonious and disorganized struggleSynonyms: scuffle
  2. rushing about hastily in an undignified waySynonyms: scamperscurry

Verb (5)

  1. to move hurriedly“The friend scrambled after them”
  2. climb awkwardly, as if by scramblingSynonyms: clambershinshinnyskinstrugglesputter
  3. bring into random orderSynonyms: jumblethrow together
  4. stir vigorously“beat the egg whites”“beat the cream”Synonyms: beat
  5. make unintelligible“scramble the message so that nobody can understand it”
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Webster's Dictionary (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]
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]

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]
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