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Definitions for Shamble
[1] shambles, (used with a singular or plural verb ) a slaughterhouse. any place of carnage. any scene of destruction: to turn cities into shambles. any scene, place, or thing in disorder: Her desk is a shambles.
[2] British Dialect . a butcher's shop or stall.
[3] to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
[4] a shambling gait.
[5] (intr) to walk or move along in an awkward or unsteady way
[6] an awkward or unsteady walk
Words related to Shamble
disorder, disturb, scuff, shift, confuse, disarray, disorganize, scuffle, intermix, disarrange, discompose, jumble, dislocate, disrupt, change
Words nearby Shamble
shaman, shamanism, shamash, shamateur, shamba, shamble, shambles, shambolic, shame, shame on you, shamefaced
Origin of Shamble
21675–85; perhaps short for shamble-legs one that walks wide (i.e., as if straddling), reminiscent of the legs of a shamble1 (in earlier sense “butcher's table”)
Word origin for Shamble
C17: from shamble (adj) ungainly, perhaps from the phrase shamble legs legs resembling those of a meat vendor's table; see shambles
Synonyms for Shamble
change, confuse, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, intermix, jumble, scuff, scuffle, shift, break the deck, change the order, mess up