HyperDic: scrummage

English > 1 sense of the word scrummage:
NOUNactscrummage, scrum(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms
English > scrummage: 1 sense > noun 1, act
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.
Synonymscrum
Categoryrugby, rugby football, ruggerA form of football played with an oval ball
Broaderbeginning, start, commencementThe act of starting something
Spanishmelé, scrum
Catalanmelé

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