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SCRUM

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected forms: scrummed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, scrumming  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 I. (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 possessionplay

Synonyms:

scrum; scrummage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

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