<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.</li><li>to compete or struggle with others for possession or gain: The children scrambled for the coins we tossed.</li><li>to move hastily and with urgency: She scrambled into her coat and ran out the door.</li><li>Military: (of pilots or aircraft) to take off as quickly as possible to intercept enemy planes.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to collect or organize (things) in a hurried or disorderly manner (often followed by together or up): He scrambled the papers up from the desk.</li><li>to mix together confusedly: The teacher has hopelessly scrambled our names and faces.</li><li>to cause to move hastily, as if in panic: He scrambled everyone out of the burning building.</li><li>to cook (eggs) in a pan while stirring, usually after mixing whites and yolks together.</li><li>to make (a radio or telephonic message) incomprehensible to interceptors by systematically changing the transmission frequencies.</li><li>to mix the elements of (a television signal) so that only subscribers with a decoding box can receive the signal.</li><li>Military: to cause (an intercepting aircraft or pilot) to take off in the shortest possible time, in response to an alert.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a quick climb or progression over rough, irregular ground.</li><li>a struggle for possession or gain: a scramble for choice seats in the stadium.</li><li>any disorderly or hasty struggle or proceeding.</li><li>Military: an emergency takeoff of interceptors performed in the shortest possible time.</li></ul>