scramble
noun/ˈskræmbl/
/ˈskræmbl/
- [singular] a difficult walk or climb over rough ground, especially one in which you have to use your hands
- A scramble over the rocks takes you to the most perfect of beaches.
Extra Examples- an undignified scramble down the slope
- It was a stiff two-hour walk, followed by a difficult scramble over slimy rock faces.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- desperate
- frantic
- mad
- …
- in a/the scramble
- scramble down
- scramble over
- …
- [singular] scramble (for something) a situation in which people push, fight or compete with each other in order to get or do something synonym free-for-all
- There was a mad scramble for the best seats.
- When the manager retired, there was a scramble for his job.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- desperate
- frantic
- mad
- …
- in a/the scramble
- scramble down
- scramble over
- …
- [countable] a race for motorcycles over rough ground
difficult walk/climb
push/fight
motorcycle race
Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative; compare with the dialect words scamble ‘stumble’ and cramble ‘crawl’.
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