Scramble

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth.

II. Scramble ·noun The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering.

III. Scramble ·vt To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking.

IV. Scramble ·vi To clamber with hands and knees; to Scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

V. Scramble ·noun 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.

VI. Scramble ·vi 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.