Definitions for scrumskrʌm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
scrumskrʌm(n.; v.)scrummed, scrum•ming.
(n.)a rugby formation in which opposing forwards huddle and struggle for possession of the ball.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Sport
Brit. a place or situation of confusion and racket; hubbub.
Category: Common Vocabulary, British
(v.i.)to engage in a scrum.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Sport
Origin of scrum:
1885–90; short for scrummage
Princeton's WordNet
scrum, scrummage(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
Wiktionary
scrum(Noun)
In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. Also known as a scrummage.
scrum(Noun)
A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.
A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced.
scrum(Noun)
Specifically used in the Canadian media to describe a tightly-packed group of reporters surrounding a member of the Canadian House of Commons while in the Parliament Buildings.
A scrum formed around Scott Brison shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership.
Origin: From "scrummage", from "scrimmage" (The Heritage Illustrated Dictionary of the English Language)
Translations for scrum
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
scrum(noun)
in rugby football, a struggle for the ball by the rival forwards hunched tightly round it.
- skrumAfrikaans
- إشْتِباك لاعِبي الرُّجْبيArabic
- спорна топкаBulgarian
- formaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- mlýnCzech
- der SkrumGerman
- klyngeDanish
- διεκδίκηση της μπάλας μεταξύ κυνηγών στο ράγκμπιGreek
- meléSpanish
- palli mängupanekEstonian
- بازي راگبيFarsi
- aloitusFinnish
- mêléeFrench
- הֵיעַרכוּת לְמַאֲבָק עַל הַכָּדוּרHebrew
- झुंडHindi
- gužva, tučnjavaCroatian
- buli, toliHungarian
- perebutan bolaIndonesian
- þvagaIcelandic
- mischiaItalian
- スクラムJapanese
- 스크럼Korean
- grumtis (prie kamuolio)Lithuanian
- cīņa par bumbu; cīniņšLatvian
- perebutanMalay
- scrumDutch
- klyngeNorwegian
- młynPolish
- بازي راگبيPersian
- راګبی،یو دوله لوبه دهPashto
- formaçãoPortuguese
- grămadăRomanian
- схватка вокруг мячаRussian
- zápas o loptuSlovak
- gnečaSlovenian
- otimanje za loptuSerbian
- klunga, närkamp om bollenSwedish
- การแย่ง; การต่อสู้กันThai
- topu ele geçirme uğraşıTurkish
- (橄欖球)兩隊對峙爭球Chinese (Trad.)
- сутичка навколо м'ячаUkrainian
- گیند پکڑنے کے مقابلہ کے لئے کھڑے ہوناUrdu
- sự tranh bóngVietnamese
- （橄榄球）两队并列争球Chinese (Simp.)
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