verb

• (intransitive) To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
  "As half-time approached Fabregas had another chance to give Barcelona the lead. He collected an incisive Messi pass and this time beat Cech, who required Cole to scramble back and clear the ball off the line."
• (intransitive) To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
• (transitive, of food ingredients, usually including egg) To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
  "I scrambled some eggs with spinach and cheese."
• (transitive) To process telecommunication signals to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.

noun

• (military) An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.
  "1984, Steve Harris, "Aces High", Iron Maiden, Powerslave. There goes the siren that warns of the air raid / Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak / Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne / Got to get up for the coming attack."
• (gridiron football) An impromptu maneuver or run by a quarterback, attempting to gain yardage or avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
• (golf) A statistic used in assessing a player's short game, consisting of a chip or putt from under 50 yards away that results in requiring one putt or less on the green.
• (golf) A variant of golf in which each player in a team tees off on each hole, and the players decide which shot was best. Every player then plays their second shot from within a club length of where the best ball has come to rest, and the procedure is repeated until the hole is finished.

intj

• (UK) Shouted when something desirable is thrown into a group of people who individually want that item, causing them to rush for it.