scrum

[skruhm]

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noun

a rugby play in which three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them: the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines and players attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
a project management method often used in agile development, centering around a small team with a schedule of short, fixed-length work cycles, each of which is used to complete some chunk of a complex or ongoing project.
a place or situation of confusion and racket; hubbub.
a chaotic, rushed attempt by multiple reporters to question one or more politicians, celebrities, etc..
The minister always left meetings through a back door to avoid the daily scrum.

verb (used without object)

scrummed, scrumming

to engage in a scrum.

scrum

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noun

rugby the act or method of restarting play after an infringement when the two opposing packs of forwards group together with heads down and arms interlocked and push to gain ground while the scrum half throws the ball in and the hookers attempt to scoop it out to their own team. A scrum is usually called by the referee ( set scrum ) but may be formed spontaneously ( loose scrum )
informal��a disorderly struggle

verb

rugby to form a scrum

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scrum¹

First recorded in 1885–90; short for scrummage

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scrum¹

C19: shortened from _scrummage

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Example Sentences

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Leinster were on the front foot from the off and immediately won a pair of penalties for the scrum collapsing and the Bulls not rolling away.

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Despite their underdog status, Leicester started more than up for the fight, owning possession in the opening minutes, winning two scrums and the first penalty, allowing Handre Pollard to kick to the corner.

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Still, assessing the facts of what happened during the scrum is difficult because the available photos and videos depict the tussle after it began, she said.

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The red scrum cap that has become a trademark was initially a present from his parents.

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BAKER, Calif. — He was somewhere near Baker, well out into the Southern California desert, when the scrum of cherry lights appeared ahead.

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scruffy scrum half

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