scrum
noun/skrʌm/
/skrʌm/
- (also formal scrummage)a part of a rugby game when players from both sides link themselves together in a group, with their heads down, and push against the other side. The ball is then thrown between them and each side tries to get it.Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
- the group of players who link themselves together in a scrum
- (especially British English) a crowd of people who are pushing each other
- There was a real scrum when the bus arrived.
Word Originlate 19th cent.: abbreviation of scrummage.
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