A British dialectal verb meaning to catch at something hastily or snatch it, particularly used in northern and rural English dialects. It conveys an undignified, grabbing motion — less of a deliberate reach and more of a desperate swipe. The word typically appears in descriptions of quick, impulsive physical action, and carries a slightly clumsy or urgent connotation. It is rarely used in modern standard English and survives mainly in regional speech and dialect literature.
He scramped at the coin as it rolled off the table, nearly knocking over his pint to catch it.
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(UK, dialect, transitive) To catch at; to snatch.
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