What is the meaning of scramble?

noun

  • An unceremonious and disorganized struggle.
  • Rushing about hastily in an undignified way.

verb

  • To move hurriedly.
    • usage: "The friend scrambled after them"
  • Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.
  • Bring into random order.
  • Stir vigorously.
    • usage: "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
  • Make unintelligible.
    • usage: "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"
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APAWordNet. (2010). scramble. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/scramble/definitions/1192089
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MLAWordNet. "scramble" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/scramble/definitions/1192089>
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