Scramble

SCRAMBLE

-verb

1. (intr.) to climb or crawl, especially by using the hands to aid movement

2. (intr.) to proceed hurriedly or in a disorderly fashion

3. (intr.) often followed by “for” to compete with others, especially in a disordered manner

4. (intr.) followed by “through” to deal with hurriedly and unsystematically

5. (trans.) to throw together in a haphazard manner; jumble

6. (trans.) to collect in a hurried or disorganized manner

7. (trans.) to cook (eggs that have been whisked up with milk and seasoning) in a pan containing a little melted butter

8. (military) to order (a crew or aircraft) to take off immediately or (of a crew or aircraft) to take off immediately

9. (trans.) to render (speech) unintelligible during transmission by means of an electronic scrambler

-noun

10. the act of scrambling

11. a climb over rocks that involves the use of the hands but not ropes, etc.

12. a disorderly struggle, especially to gain possession

13. (military) an immediate preparation for action, as of crew, aircraft, etc.

14. (British) a motorcycle rally in which competitors race across rough open ground

Crawling about

Yet not in a disorderly fashion

Scrambled eggs