climb vs scramble

climb and scramble both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
climb	Yes	No	Yes	No
scramble	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scramble is a hyponym of climb; that is, scramble is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than climb:

Other hyponyms of climb include clamber, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle.

climb (noun)	scramble (noun)
the act of climbing something	rushing about hastily in an undignified way
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)	an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

climb (verb)	scramble (verb)
go up or advance	make unintelligible
increase in value or to a higher point	bring into random order
improve one's social status	stir vigorously
go upward with gradual or continuous progress	to move hurriedly
move with effort, by grasping	climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
slope upward