scrummage
verb/ˈskrʌmɪdʒ/
/ˈskrʌmɪdʒ/
(also scrum down)
[intransitive] (sport)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scrummage | /ˈskrʌmɪdʒ/ /ˈskrʌmɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it scrummages | /ˈskrʌmɪdʒɪz/ /ˈskrʌmɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple scrummaged | /ˈskrʌmɪdʒd/ /ˈskrʌmɪdʒd/ |
| past participle scrummaged | /ˈskrʌmɪdʒd/ /ˈskrʌmɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form scrummaging | /ˈskrʌmɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈskrʌmɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- to form a scrum during a game of rugbyWord Originearly 19th cent.: variant of scrimmage.
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