<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li><p>(used with object)</p><ul><li>To scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.</li><li>To grapple or struggle with or as if with the claws or hands.</li><li>To scrawl; scribble.</li></ul></li><li><p>(used without object)</p><ul><li>To scratch or dig frantically with the hands; claw (often followed by "at"): scrabbling at a locked door to escape the flames.</li><li>To jostle or struggle for possession of something; grab or collect something in a disorderly way; scramble.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A scratching or scraping, as with the claws or hands.</li><li>A scrawled or scribbled writing.</li><li>A disorderly struggle for possession of something; scramble: After the fumble, there was a scrabble for the football.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>