Scuffle vs. Scramble

Scufflenoun

A rough, disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.

Scrambleverb

(intransitive) To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.

Scufflenoun

(archaic) A child's pinafore or bib.

Scrambleverb

(intransitive) To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.

Scufflenoun

A Dutch hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling.

Scrambleverb

To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.

‘I scrambled some eggs with spinach and cheese.’;

Scuffleverb

(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

Scrambleverb

(transitive) To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.

Scuffleverb

(intransitive) To walk with a shuffling gait.

Scrambleverb

To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.

Scuffleverb

(slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.

Scrambleverb

To partake in motocross.

Scuffleverb

To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.

Scrambleverb

(intransitive) To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.

Scuffleverb

Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard.

‘A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage in the field, in an orderly way, than scuffle with an undisciplined rabble.’;

Scrambleverb

(transitive) To gather or collect by scrambling.

‘to scramble up wealth’;

Scufflenoun

A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a disorderly wrestling at close quarters.

Scrambleverb

To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.

Scufflenoun

Hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for superiority; a fight.

‘The dog leaps upon the serpent, and tears it to pieces; but in the scuffle the cradle happened to be overturned.’;

Scramblenoun

A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.

‘a last-minute scramble to the finish line’;

Scufflenoun

A child's pinafore or bib.

Scramblenoun

(military) An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.

Scufflenoun

A garden hoe.

Scramblenoun

A motocross race.

Scufflenoun

disorderly fighting

Scramblenoun

Any frantic period of competitive activity.

Scufflenoun

a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling

Scrambleinterjection

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

Scufflenoun

an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

Scrambleverb

To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.

Scuffleverb

walk by dragging one's feet;

‘he shuffled out of the room’; ‘We heard his feet shuffling down the hall’;

Scrambleverb

To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.

‘Of other care they little reckoning make,Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast.’;

Scuffleverb

fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters;

‘the drunken men started to scuffle’;

Scrambleverb

To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth.

Scrambleverb

To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking.

Scramblenoun

The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering.

Scramblenoun

The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office.

‘Scarcity [of money] enhances its price, and increases the scramble.’;

Scramblenoun

an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

Scramblenoun

rushing about hastily in an undignified way

Scrambleverb

to move hurriedly;

‘The friend scrambled after them’;

Scrambleverb

climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Scrambleverb

bring into random order

Scrambleverb

stir vigorously;

‘beat the egg whites’; ‘beat the cream’;

Scrambleverb

make unintelligible;

‘scramble the message so that nobody can understand it’;

Scrambleverb

make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet

‘we scrambled over the damp boulders’;

Scrambleverb

move hurriedly or clumsily from or into a particular place or position

‘she scrambled out of the car’; ‘I tried to scramble to my feet’;

Scrambleverb

put (clothes) on hurriedly

‘Robbie scrambled into jeans and a T-shirt’;

Scrambleverb

perform (an action) or achieve (a result) hurriedly, clumsily, or with difficulty

‘Cork scrambled a 1–0 win over Monaghan’;

Scrambleverb

struggle or compete with others for something in an eager or uncontrolled and undignified way

‘firms scrambled to win public-sector contracts’;

Scrambleverb

order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action

‘the Hurricanes were scrambled again, this time meeting Italian fighters’;

Scrambleverb

(of a fighter aircraft or its pilot) take off for emergency action

‘as the jet headed towards Italian airspace, two F104 fighters scrambled from a base in Sicily to intercept it’;

Scrambleverb

make (something) jumbled or muddled

‘maybe the alcohol has scrambled his brains’;

Scrambleverb

cook (eggs) by beating them with a little liquid and then cooking and stirring them gently

‘you may have your eggs scrambled or boiled’;

Scrambleverb

make (a broadcast transmission or telephone conversation) unintelligible unless received by an appropriate decoding device

‘the signal is scrambled into code’;

Scrambleverb

(of a quarterback) run with the ball behind the line of scrimmage, avoiding tackles

‘McNabb scrambled in the third quarter and threw a touchdown pass to Maddox’;

Scramblenoun

a difficult or hurried clamber up or over something

‘an undignified scramble over the wall’;

Scramblenoun

a mountain walk up steep terrain involving the use of one's hands

‘the route gives an excellent scramble up on to the narrow summit ridge’;

Scramblenoun

a motorcycle race over rough and hilly ground

‘a local landowner allowed some kids to hold a motorbike scramble in the woods’;

Scramblenoun

an eager or uncontrolled and undignified struggle with others to obtain or achieve something

‘I lost Tommy in the scramble for a seat’;

Scramblenoun

an emergency take-off by fighter aircraft

‘the scramble might be a training exercise or it might not’;

Scramblenoun

a disordered mixture of things

‘the girl's mouth was a scramble of orthodontist's hardware’;