Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scramble"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. t.
1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth.
--Marlowe.
2. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the
yolks and whites together while cooking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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.
Of other care they little reckoning make, Than how
to scramble at the shearer's feast. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scramble \Scram"ble\, n.
1. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or
clambering.
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.
Scarcity [of money] enhances its price, and
increases the scramble. --Locke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scramble
n 1: an unceremonious and disorganized struggle [syn: {scuffle}]
2: rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: {scamper},
{scurry}]
v 1: to move hurriedly: "The friend scrambled after them."
2: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {shin},
{shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}]
3: bring into random order [syn: {jumble}, {throw together}]
4: stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; beat the cream"
[syn: {beat}]
5: make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody
can understand it" [ant: {unscramble}]
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