scrum noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes

Definition of scrum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofscrumnounfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary scrumnoun /skrʌm/ /skrʌm/ jumptootherresults (alsoformalscrummage)apartofarugbygamewhenplayersfrombothsideslinkthemselvestogetherinagroup,withtheirheadsdown,andpushagainsttheotherside.Theballisthenthrownbetweenthemandeachsidetriestogetit.TopicsSports:ballandracketsportsc2 Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. thegroupofplayerswholinkthemselvestogetherinascrum (especiallyBritishEnglish)acrowdofpeoplewhoarepushingeachotherTherewasarealscrumwhenthebusarrived.WordOriginlate19thcent.:abbreviationofscrummage.SeescrumintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionaryCheckpronunciation: scrum Otherresults Allmatches scrum scrumhalfnoun scrumdown scrumhalves Nearbywords scruffinessnoun scruffyadjective scrumnoun scrumhalfnoun scrummagenoun celebrity noun     FromtheWordlist Oxford3000 A2 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay