Definition of "scramble" []

• To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees. (verb-intransitive)
• To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something: scrambled for the best seats. (verb-intransitive)
• To take off with all possible haste, as to intercept enemy aircraft. (verb-intransitive)
• Football To run around with the ball behind the line of scrimmage in order to avoid being tackled while searching for an open receiver. (verb-intransitive)
• Football To run forward with the ball when unable to complete an intended pass play. Used of a quarterback. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Redditer Niqalye posted this gem from a child on Reddit that gives a pretty disturbing answer to a word scramble about a goat."
• "She is concerned that in the competitive world of fundraising, charities driven by honourable motives feel under pressure to raise money as soon as a disaster strikes, in what she calls a "scramble for donor dollars"."
• "A label scramble followed, with suitors including rapper Jay-Z, before Maguire eventually signed to Universal Island for an undisclosed read: very large amount."