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1. To move hurriedly
   "The friend scrambled after them"
    
2. Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
   - clamber, shin, shinny [N. Amer], skin, struggle, sputter
    
3. Bring into random order
   - jumble, throw together
    
4. Stir vigorously
   "scramble the egg whites"
   - beat
    
5. Make unintelligible
   "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"
    
6. (military) quickly deploy vehicles, esp. aircraft, in response to an emergency or make an attack

1. An unceremonious and disorganized struggle
   - scuffle
    
2. Rushing about hastily in an undignified way
   - scamper, scurry
    
3. A confused multitude of things
   - clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
    
4. A motocross race

Derived forms: scrambles, scrambled, scrambling

See also: scrambler

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

Antonym: unscramble

Encyclopedia: Scramble