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  1. 1
    to climb somewhere using your feet and hands

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of scramble

    To move, or to move something upwards: lift, raise, rise, ascend, soar, elevate, hoist, kick up, pick up, heave... more
    1. a.
      to move somewhere quickly and in a way that is not graceful

      American English synonyms or related words for this sense of scramble

      To move somewhere quickly: fly, hasten, speed, dart, outpace, charge, be quick on your feet, race, gallop, surge... more
  2. 2
    to hurry or try very hard to get something, often competing with other people

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of scramble

    To hurry, or to make someone hurry: hurry, rush, dash, hustle, scramble, scurry, hasten, chase, be quick... more
  3. 3
    to mix together the white and yellow parts of an egg and cook it

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of scramble

    Cook food or be cooked: bake, barbecue, baste, boil, boil down, braise, broil, brown, burn, charbroil... more
  5. 5
    if pilots scramble, they hurry to their planes and take off quickly so that they can attack an enemy

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of scramble

    To operate an aircraft: airlift, bank, buzz, captain, climb, come down, ditch, down, drop, eject... more

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