SCRUM


Meaning of SCRUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskrəm ]

noun

Etymology: short for scrummage, alteration of scrimmage

Date: 1857

1.

a. or scrum·mage ˈskrə-mij : 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 scrum

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

• scrummage intransitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.