Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - scrum
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(scrums) 1. In rugby, a scrum is a tight group formed by players from both sides pushing against each other with their heads down in an attempt to get the ball. N-COUNT 2. A scrum is a group of people who are close together and pushing against each other. (BRIT) She pushed through the scrum of photographers. ...the scrum of shoppers. N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: short for ~mage, alteration of scrimmage Date: 1857 1. a. (or ~mage) a rugby play in which the forwards of each side come together in a tight formation and struggle to gain possession of the ball using their feet when it is tossed in among them; also the arrangement of players in a ~ b. a usually brief and disorderly struggle or fight ; scrape, scuffle 2. a. British madhouse 2 b. a usually tightly packed or disorderly crowd ; throng • ~mage intransitive verb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 Rugby Football an arrangement of the forwards of each team in two opposing groups, each with arms interlocked and heads down, with the ball thrown in between them to restart play. 2 colloq. a milling crowd. Phrases and idioms scrum-half a half-back who puts the ball into the scrum. Etymology: abbr. of SCRUMMAGE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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