SCRUM (scrummed, scrumming)

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected forms: scrummed    , scrumming   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does scrum mean? 

• SCRUM (noun)
  The noun SCRUM has 1 sense:

1. (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession

  Familiarity information: SCRUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCRUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

scrum; scrummage

Hypernyms ("scrum" is a kind of...):

beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)

Domain category:

rugby; rugby football; rugger (a form of football played with an oval ball)

 Context examples 

There’s Moorhouse, first reserve, but he is trained as a half, and he always edges right in on to the scrum instead of keeping out on the touchline.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)