scramble

noun and verb23 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.8

Similar to frantic, suggests wild and disorderly competition.

Used to describe a panicked and urgent rush.

Emphasizes chaotic and hurried movement.

Highlights the lack of grace or composure in the rush.

To move rapidly, often using hands and feet.

To move quickly and awkwardly due to panic or urgency.

To move in a chaotic, hurried, and panicked way.

To move quickly to a place of shelter or safety.

To move quickly and with difficulty to a safe place.

To stand up quickly and awkwardly.

Indicates being part of a chaotic rush.

To succeed in moving with difficulty.

Indicates a competitive rush to obtain something.

A difficult or hurried ascent.

A difficult or hurried movement across an obstacle.

A difficult or hurried descent.

To move upwards quickly and awkwardly.

To exit a place quickly and with difficulty.

To move hastily without a clear direction.

Collocations with "scramble"