To try to come out ahead in a competition for something specific or put oneself in a more favourable position generally.
To try to get one's horse into a better position during a horse race.
To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws.
To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
To gather hastily.
To scribble.
To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on.
A scramble.