Definitions for the word "scramble" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v. i.
To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. i.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v.
(-ling) 1 clamber, crawl, climb, etc., esp. Hurriedly or anxiously. 2 (foll. By for, at) struggle with competitors (for a thing or share). 3 mix together indiscriminately. 4 cook (eggs) by stirring them in a pan over heat. 5 change the speech frequency of (a broadcast transmission or telephone conversation) so as to make it unintelligible without a decoding device. 6 (of fighter aircraft or pilots) take off quickly in an emergency or for action. n. 1 act of scrambling. 2 difficult climb or walk. 3 (foll. By for) eager struggle or competition. 4 motor-cycle race over rough ground. 5 emergency take-off by fighter aircraft. [imitative]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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