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Definition of scramble noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

scramble

noun
 
/ˈskræmbl/
 
/ˈskræmbl/
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    difficult walk/climb

  1. [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
    preposition
    • in a/​the scramble
    • scramble down
    • scramble over
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  2. push/fight

  3. [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
    preposition
    • in a/​the scramble
    • scramble down
    • scramble over
    See full entry
  4. motorcycle race

  5. [countable] a race for motorcycles over rough ground
  6. Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative; compare with the dialect words scamble ‘stumble’ and cramble ‘crawl’.
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