I. ˈskrəm noun
or scrum·mage -mij
( -s )
Etymology: scrum short for scrummage; scrummage, alteration of scrimmage
: a rugby play in which the forwards of each side crouch side by side typically in 3-2-3 formation and with locked arms, the two front lines meet shoulder to shoulder, and play starts by the placing of the ball between the front lines for the two sides to compete for possession of — called also tight scrummage ; compare loose scrum
II. noun
Britain : madhouse 2 ; also : a usually tightly packed or disorderly crowd
made his escape from a scrum of reporters following his postgame press conference — Austin Murphy