Scrum - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |skrʌm|  American pronunciation of the word scrum
Brit.  |skrʌm|  British pronunciation of the word scrum

noun

- (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 (syn: scrummage)

Extra examples

...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...

True to Finals form, this hardwood battle has become as vicious as any street scrum.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: scrum
he/she/it: scrums
present participle: scrumming
past tense: scrummed
past participle: scrummed
noun
singular: scrum
plural: scrums
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