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
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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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First time ever Hachimura walked away from his media scrum Wednesday after the Lakers practiced, laughing a little in disbelief.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
During the post-event media scrum, it was revealed that Copeland had signed a multi-year, full-time contract with AEW.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Ford is expecting changes in tariffs, emissions regulations and tax benefits for consumers purchasing electric vehicles, Farley said during a scrum with reporters during a Ford press event at Michigan Central Station in Detroit on Monday.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
The massive scrum that broke out toward the end of the second period started because Dach pushed Zibanejad into Quick after the whistle, something that led Quick to go after Dach in his crease.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
During the post-event media scrum, it was revealed that Copeland had signed a multi-year, full-time contract with AEW.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Ford is expecting changes in tariffs, emissions regulations and tax benefits for consumers purchasing electric vehicles, Farley said during a scrum with reporters during a Ford press event at Michigan Central Station in Detroit on Monday.
—Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
The massive scrum that broke out toward the end of the second period started because Dach pushed Zibanejad into Quick after the whistle, something that led Quick to go after Dach in his crease.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Scrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrum. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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