scramble

to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.

to compete or struggle with others for possession or gain.

The children scrambled for the coins we tossed.

to move hastily and with urgency.

She scrambled into her coat and ran out the door.

Military. (of pilots or aircraft) to take off as quickly as possible to intercept enemy planes.

to collect or organize (things) in a hurried or disorderly manner (often followed by together orup ).

He scrambled the papers up from the desk. I scrambled the report together at the last minute.

to mix together confusedly.

The teacher has hopelessly scrambled our names and faces.

to cause to move hastily, as if in panic.

He scrambled everyone out of the burning building.

to cook (eggs) in a pan while stirring, usually after mixing whites and yolks together.

to make (a radio or telephonic message) incomprehensible to interceptors by systematically changing the transmission frequencies.

to mix the elements of (a television signal) so that only subscribers with a decoding box can receive the signal.

Military. to cause (an intercepting aircraft or pilot) to take off in the shortest possible time, in response to an alert.

(intr) to climb or crawl, esp by using the hands to aid movement

(intr) to proceed hurriedly or in a disorderly fashion

to compete with others, esp in a disordered manner

to scramble for a prize

to deal with hurriedly and unsystematically

(tr) to throw together in a haphazard manner; jumble

(tr) to collect in a hurried or disorganized manner

(tr) to cook (eggs that have been whisked up with milk and seasoning) in a pan containing a little melted butter

military to order (a crew or aircraft) to take off immediately or (of a crew or aircraft) to take off immediately

(tr) to render (speech) unintelligible during transmission by means of an electronic scrambler