1
a
or scrummage
: 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
2
a
British
: madhouse sense 2
b
: a usually tightly packed or disorderly crowd : throng
scrummage
intransitive verb
Examples of scrum in a Sentence
I had to fight my way through the scrum of holiday shoppers at the mall.
when the server spilled a drink on a customer, they got into a bit of a scrum before being separated
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Wednesday, Green drew a flagrant foul on Rockets guard Jalen Green, was called for a technical and was at the middle of a midcourt scrum in the fourth quarter.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
In the final minute of the second period, a large scrum broke out in front of the Panthers net, but Guentzel was the only player from either team to receive a penalty.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
But in a press scrum interview this week, the 48-year-old MIT grad deflected any credit for homers that have been hit with torpedo bats.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
For some brands, skipping the marketing scrum surrounding the Peach State’s annual to-do is the boldest play of all.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
In the final minute of the second period, a large scrum broke out in front of the Panthers net, but Guentzel was the only player from either team to receive a penalty.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
But in a press scrum interview this week, the 48-year-old MIT grad deflected any credit for homers that have been hit with torpedo bats.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
For some brands, skipping the marketing scrum surrounding the Peach State’s annual to-do is the boldest play of all.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Scrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrum. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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