Scrum - definition of scrum by The Free Dictionary

Define scrum. scrum synonyms, scrum pronunciation, scrum translation, English dictionary definition of scrum. n. 1. Sports a. A play in Rugby in which the ... Scrum-definitionofscrumbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://www.thefreedictionary.com/scrumPrinterFriendly scrumAlsofoundin:Thesaurus,Medical,Financial,Acronyms,Encyclopedia,Wikipedia. scrum (skrŭm)n.1.Sportsa.AplayinRugbyinwhichthetwosetsofforwardsmasstogetheraroundtheballand,withtheirheadsdown,struggletogainpossessionoftheball.b.Themassorformationofplayersduringsuchaplay.2.ChieflyBritishAdisorderedorconfusedsituationinvolvinganumberofpeople.intr.v.scrummed,scrum·ming,scrumsToengageinascrum.[Shortforscrummage.]AmericanHeritage®DictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,FifthEdition.Copyright©2016byHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.scrum(skrʌm)n1.(Rugby)rugbytheactormethodofrestartingplayafteraninfringementwhenthetwoopposingpacksofforwardsgrouptogetherwithheadsdownandarmsinterlockedandpushtogaingroundwhilethescrumhalfthrowstheballinandthehookersattempttoscoopitouttotheirownteam.Ascrumisusuallycalledbythereferee(setscrum)butmaybeformedspontaneously(loosescrum)2.informaladisorderlystrugglevb,scrums,scrummingorscrummed(Rugby)rugby(usuallyfollby:down)toformascrum[C19:shortenedfromscrummage]CollinsEnglishDictionary–CompleteandUnabridged,12thEdition2014©HarperCollinsPublishers1991,1994,1998,2000,2003,2006,2007,2009,2011,2014scrum(skrʌm)n.,v.scrummed,scrum•ming.n.1.arugbyformationinwhichopposingforwardshuddleandstruggleforpossessionoftheball.2.Brit.aplaceorsituationofconfusionandracket;hubbub.v.i.3.toengageinascrum.[1885–90;shortforscrummage]RandomHouseKernermanWebster'sCollegeDictionary,©2010KDictionariesLtd.Copyright2005,1997,1991byRandomHouse,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Scrum ofrugbyplayers:1896.DictionaryofCollectiveNounsandGroupTerms.Copyright2008TheGaleGroup,Inc.Allrightsreserved.scrumPastparticiple:scrummedGerund:scrummingImperativePresentPreteritePresentContinuousPresentPerfectPastContinuousPastPerfectFutureFuturePerfectFutureContinuousPresentPerfectContinuousFuturePerfectContinuousPastPerfectContinuousConditionalPastConditionalImperativescrumscrumPresentIscrumyouscrumhe/she/itscrumswescrumyouscrumtheyscrumPreteriteIscrummedyouscrummedhe/she/itscrummedwescrummedyouscrummedtheyscrummedPresentContinuousIamscrummingyouarescrumminghe/she/itisscrummingwearescrummingyouarescrummingtheyarescrummingPresentPerfectIhavescrummedyouhavescrummedhe/she/ithasscrummedwehavescrummedyouhavescrummedtheyhavescrummedPastContinuousIwasscrummingyouwerescrumminghe/she/itwasscrummingwewerescrummingyouwerescrummingtheywerescrummingPastPerfectIhadscrummedyouhadscrummedhe/she/ithadscrummedwehadscrummedyouhadscrummedtheyhadscrummedFutureIwillscrumyouwillscrumhe/she/itwillscrumwewillscrumyouwillscrumtheywillscrumFuturePerfectIwillhavescrummedyouwillhavescrummedhe/she/itwillhavescrummedwewillhavescrummedyouwillhavescrummedtheywillhavescrummedFutureContinuousIwillbescrummingyouwillbescrumminghe/she/itwillbescrummingwewillbescrummingyouwillbescrummingtheywillbescrummingPresentPerfectContinuousIhavebeenscrummingyouhavebeenscrumminghe/she/ithasbeenscrummingwehavebeenscrummingyouhavebeenscrummingtheyhavebeenscrummingFuturePerfectContinuousIwillhavebeenscrummingyouwillhavebeenscrumminghe/she/itwillhavebeenscrummingwewillhavebeenscrummingyouwillhavebeenscrummingtheywillhavebeenscrummingPastPerfectContinuousIhadbeenscrummingyouhadbeenscrumminghe/she/ithadbeenscrummingwehadbeenscrummingyouhadbeenscrummingtheyhadbeenscrummingConditionalIwouldscrumyouwouldscrumhe/she/itwouldscrumwewouldscrumyouwouldscrumtheywouldscrumPastConditionalIwouldhavescrummedyouwouldhavescrummedhe/she/itwouldhavescrummedwewouldhavescrummedyouwouldhavescrummedtheywouldhavescrummedCollinsEnglishVerbTables©HarperCollinsPublishers2011scrumFormationinwhichtheforwardslinkthemselvestogethertightly,lowertheirheads,andpushagainsttheopposingpack.Thenon-offendingsidetossestheballintothetunnelbetweenthepacksandtherespectivehookerstrytoheelitbacktoateammate.DictionaryofUnfamiliarWordsbyDiagramGroupCopyright©2008byDiagramVisualInformationLimited ThesaurusAntonymsRelatedWordsSynonymsLegend:SwitchtonewthesaurusNoun1.scrum-(rugby)themethodofbeginningplayinwhichtheforwardsofeachteamcrouchsidebysidewithlockedarms;playstartswhentheballisthrowninbetweenthemandthetwosidescompeteforpossessionscrummagecommencement,start,beginning-theactofstartingsomething;"hewasresponsibleforthebeginningofnegotiations"rugby,rugbyfootball,rugger-aformoffootballplayedwithanovalballBasedonWordNet3.0,Farlexclipartcollection.©2003-2012PrincetonUniversity,FarlexInc.scrumnouncrowd,group,mob,lot,body,host,band,troop,mass,bunch(informal),number,horde,throng,assemblageShepushedthroughthescrumofphotographers.CollinsThesaurusoftheEnglishLanguage–CompleteandUnabridged2ndEdition.2002©HarperCollinsPublishers1995,2002 Translationsإشْتِباكلاعِبيالرُّجْبيmlýnklyngealoitustungosmêléemêléeordonnéeòvagapacchettodimischiaressaスクラム報道陣grumtiscīņaparbumbucīniņšzápasoloptutopuelegeçirmeuğraşı两队并列争球scrum[skrʌm]A.N(Rugby)→meléfloosescrum→meléfabiertaorespontáneasetscrum→meléfcerradaorordenadaB.CPDscrumhalfN→mediomdemeléscrumdownVI+ADV→formarlamelé(cerradaorordenada)CollinsSpanishDictionary-CompleteandUnabridged8thEdition2005©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1971,1988©HarperCollinsPublishers1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005scrum[ˈskrʌm]n(RUGBY)→mêléef(British)(=crowd)→mêléefscrumhalfn(RUGBY)→demi(e)m/fdemêléeCollinsEnglish/FrenchElectronicResource.©HarperCollinsPublishers2005scrumn(Rugby)→Gedrängent;loosescrum→offenesGedränge;setscrum→Gedrängent(ofreporters,photographersetc)→GedrängentCollinsGermanDictionary–CompleteandUnabridged7thEdition2005.©WilliamCollinsSons&Co.Ltd.1980©HarperCollinsPublishers1991,1997,1999,2004,2005,2007scrum[skrʌm]scrummage[ˈskrʌmidʒ]n(Rugby)→mischialoose/setscrum→mischiaaperta/chiusaCollinsItalianDictionary1stEdition©HarperCollinsPublishers1995scrum(skram)nouninrugbyfootball,astrugglefortheballbytherivalforwardshunchedtightlyroundit.skrumإشْتِباكلاعِبيالرُّجْبيспорнатопкаformaçãomlýnderSkrumklyngeδιεκδίκησητηςμπάλαςμεταξύκυνηγώνστοράγκμπιmelépallimängupanekبازيراگبيaloitusmêléeהֵיעַרכוּתלְמַאֲבָקעַלהַכָּדוּרझुंडgužva,tučnjavabuli,toliperebutanbolaþvagamischiaスクラム스크럼grumtis(priekamuolio)cīņaparbumbu;cīniņšperebutanscrumklyngemłynراګبی،یودولهلوبهدهformaçãogrămadăсхваткавокругмячаzápasoloptugnečaotimanjezaloptuklunga,närkampombollenการแย่ง;การต่อสู้กันtopuelegeçirmeuğraşı(橄欖球)兩隊對峙爭球сутичканавколом'ячаگیندپکڑنےکےمقابلہکےلئےکھڑےہوناsựtranhbóng（橄榄球）两队并列争球KernermanEnglishMultilingualDictionary©2006-2013KDictionariesLtd. WanttothankTFDforitsexistence?Tellafriendaboutus,addalinktothispage,orvisitthewebmaster'spageforfreefuncontent. Linktothispage: Facebook Twitter Feedback Flashcards&Bookmarks ? PleaseloginorregistertouseFlashcardsandBookmarks.YoucanalsologinwithFacebookTwitterGoogle Flashcards ? Mybookmarks ? + Addcurrentpagetobookmarks Mentionedin ? ashathletebackrowbacksbeginningblindsidebully-offcommencementCrowdsfivemetersscrumfive-eighthforwardsfrontrowfrontuphalfbackheadheelhook Referencesinclassicliterature ? There'sMoorhouse,firstreserve,butheistrainedasahalf,andhealwaysedgesrightinontothescruminsteadofkeepingoutonthetouchline.ViewincontextScrumforLivingwillofferwaystoScrumyourlife.BeardedEagleOneoftheNation'sTopConsultingFirmsLaunchesScrumFitandScrumforLivingKeywords:Agilemethodologies,Capabilitymaturitymodelintegration,ScrumandWebdevelopment.AHYBRIDAPPROACHFORMAPPINGSCRUMTOCAPABILITYMATURITYMODELINTEGRATIONKEYPROCESSAREASFORWEBENVIRONMENTAPPLICATIONSThetopicsofthesystemsdevelopmentlifecycle,Agileprinciples,andtheScrummethodareofcriticalimportancetothesoftwaredevelopmentsuccess.Origami:AnActiveLearningExerciseforScrumProjectManagementPanasonicCorporationhasannouncedthatitisformingBeeEdge,ajointventurewithScrumVentures,aSanFranciscobasedearlystageventurecapitalfirm,thecompanysaid.Panasonic,ScrumVenturestofosterinnovation"IfIscrumagainstJamieGeorge,AlecHepburnandHarryWilliamstheyknowwhatwearetryingtodo,weknowwhattheyaretryingtodoandweendupnegatingeachother."EnglandhaveGeorgiaontheirmindsJones(right)said:"Wewanttohavethebestscrumintheworldandthey'rethebiggest,ugliest,strongestscrumpackintheworld.ANDTHEUGLY;JonesbringsinGeorgiaforferociousscrumpracticeGeorgiacouldn'tgettheirgame-plangoing,struggledwiththetempoofthegame,theirdrivinglineoutdidn'tmakemuchgroundandtheirscrumwasn'taseffectiveassomewerepredicting.WHYTURNDOWNKICKS?ArugbyleaguescrumoffersagreatopportunitytoputamoveonandI'mdelightedtoseecoachesrisingtothechallenge.RUGBYLEAGUEJOHNLAWLESSwithreportsandnewsfromourSuperLeagueclubs;JOHNLAWLESSwithreportsandnewsfromourSuperLeagueclubsFinally,it'sscrum-thingtobehappyaboutTheactivity,acomponentoftheSolutionDeliveryDivision(SDD)withintheDefenseHealthAgency(DHA),hassixteamsthatholddailyScrummeetingsfocusedontheirareaoftheDMLSSapplication.Scrumofscrums:scalingupagiletocreateefficiencies,reduceredundanciesTheLionsconcededalatescrumpenaltythatgiftedtheHighlandersa23-22victoryinDunedin.Sinckler:We'llletactionsdotalkingScrumismainlyamanagementframeworkthanamethodology.COMPARISONOFAGILEPROCESSMODELSTOCONCLUDETHEEFFECTIVENESSFORINDUSTRIALSOFTWAREPROJECTS Dictionarybrowser ? ▲scrubtyphusscrubupscrubbablescrub-bashscrubbedscrubberscrubbilyscrubbinessscrubbingscrubbingbrushscrubbing-brushscrubbirdscrub-birdScrubboardscrubbyscrubfowlscrublandscrubsScrubstonescrubwomanscruffscruffilyscruffinessscruffyScruggsEarlEugenescrumscrumhalfscrumblescrumdownscrummagescrummiescrummyscrumpscrumplescrumpoxscrumptiousscrumptiouslyscrumpyscrunchscrunchupscruncheonscrunchiescrunchyscruntscruntyscruplescruplerscruplesScrupulistScrupulizescrupulosity▼ Fullbrowser ? ▲scruffs scruffsacat scruffsadog scruffsananimal scruffsher scruffshim scruffsit scruffsme scruffsofournecks scruffsoftheirnecks scruffsone scruffssomebody scruffssomeone scruffssomething scruffsthem scruffsus scruffsyou scruffy scruffy scruffy scruffy ScruffyAI Scruffychic ScruggsEarlEugene ScruggsKatrinaGroup Scruggs,EarlEugene SCRUGs Scruiseology Scruiseology Scruiseology scrumScrum(development) Scrum(disambiguation) Scrum(disambiguation) Scrum(rugby) ScrumBodyofKnowledge Scrumhalf Scrumhalf scrumhalves scrumhalves Scrummaster Scrummaster Scrummaster ScrumMasterCertified ScrumofScrums ScrumProductOwnerCertified ScrumSprint ScrumSprint scrumble scrumdown scrummage scrummage scrummaged scrummager scrummagers scrummages scrummaging scrummed scrummed scrummie scrummier ▼ FacebookShare Twitter CITE Site: Follow: Facebook Twitter Rss Mail Share: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mail Open/Close MorefromDictionary,Thesaurus,andTranslations MobileApps Apple Android Kindle Windows WindowsPhone FreeTools Forsurfers: Freetoolbar&extensions WordoftheDay Help Forwebmasters: Freecontent Linking Lookupbox