scramble for



scramble for someone or something

to push and struggle to get to someone or something. All the teenagers scrambled for the rock star but couldn't catch him. The children scrambled for the candy as it fell from the pinata.
See also: scramble

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RÉAmann-Irish
Selig-Yiddish
Ace (1)AYSEnglish
DorothyDAWR-ə-thee, DAWR-theeEnglish
Amaka-Western African, Igbo
Madhu-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu