scrummage
/ˈskrʌmɪdʒ/
verb
- To engage in a scrummage in rugby.
- The forwards scrummage together to push the opposing team back.
- He learned how to scrummage properly during his first season.
- The team scrummaged fiercely to win the ball.
- To struggle or push roughly in a crowd.
- The reporters scrummaged around the politician for a comment.
- Fans scrummaged to get a glimpse of the celebrity.
- We scrummaged through the busy market to find the exit.
noun
- In rugby, a formation where players from both teams pack together with heads down and push to gain possession of the ball after a minor infringement.
- The referee called a scrummage after the ball was knocked forward.
- He practiced his scrummage technique every day with the forwards.
- The team's strength in the scrummage helped them win the match.
- A noisy, confused fight or struggle; a scuffle.
- There was a scrummage at the ticket counter as fans tried to get the last seats.
- The children got into a scrummage over the last piece of cake.
- A scrummage broke out in the crowd when the gates opened.
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