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scrum

Syllabification: (scrum)
Pronunciation: /skrəm/

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Definition of scrum

noun

Rugby
  • an ordered formation of players, used to restart play, in which the forwards of a team form up with arms interlocked and heads down, and push forward against a similar group from the opposing side. The ball is thrown into the scrum and the players try to gain possession of it by kicking it backward toward their own side.
  • informal, chiefly British a disorderly crowd of people or things:there was quite a scrum of people at the bar

verb (scrums, scrumming, scrummed)

[no object] Rugby
  • form or take part in a scrum.

Origin:

late 19th century: abbreviation of scrummage

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