scamble

1 of 3

verb

scam·​ble

ˈskambəl

scambled; scambled; scambling

-b(ə)liŋ

; scambles

intransitive verb

1

obsolete : to struggle with others for largess thrown to a crowd

broadly : to struggle greedily and indecorously for something

2

chiefly dialectal : to get on somehow : stumble along

3

dialectal, England : to loll around : sprawl, shamble

transitive verb

1

dialectal : to scrape together : collect

2

dialectal, England : to trample down

scamble

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noun

scam·​ble

ˈskam(b)əl

plural -s

dialectal, England

: botch, mess

scamble

3 of 3

"

dialectal British variant of shamble

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