1. Thrown together in a disorderly fashion
   "a scrambled plan of action"

1. To move hurriedly
   "The friend scrambled after them" 
2. Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
   - clamber, shin, shinny [N. Amer], skin, struggle, sputter 
3. Bring into random order
   - jumble, throw together 
4. Stir vigorously
   - beat 
5. Make unintelligible
   "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"

See also: disorganised [Brit], disorganized, scrambler

Type of: agitate, alter, change, climb, commove, disarray, disorder, disturb, go, locomote, modify, move, raise up, shake up, stir up, travel, vex

Antonym: unscramble

Encyclopedia: Scramble

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