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noun ADJ. difficult, steep | desperate, mad, undignified, wild There was a mad scramble for the exits. PREP. in a/the ~ I lost my sister in the scramble for a seat. | ~ down, over, up, etc. an undignified scramble down the slope | ~ for a scramble for tickets for the game, verb ADV. frantically They scrambled frantically over the piles of debris. | awkwardly | away, back VERB + SCRAMBLE manage to PREP. down, into, out of, over, through, up, etc. She managed to scramble over the wall. PHRASES scramble to your feet He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. | scramble to safety
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