Scrum definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A scrum is a group of people who are close together and pushing against each other. [British]. She pushed through the scrum of photographers. [+ of]. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'scrum'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× scrum (skrʌm ) Wordforms:pluralscrums 1. countablenounInrugby,ascrumisatightgroupformedbyplayersfrombothsidespushingagainsteachotherwiththeirheadsdowninanattempttogettheball. 2. countablenoun[usuallysingular] Ascrumisagroupofpeoplewhoareclosetogetherandpushingagainsteachother. [British]Shepushedthroughthescrumofphotographers.[+of] ...thescrumofshoppers.[+of] Synonyms:crowd,group,mob,lot MoreSynonymsofscrum COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Imageof scrum ©wavebreakmedia,Shutterstock Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'scrum' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'scrum' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'ceratopsian' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency scruminBritishEnglish (skrʌm ) noun1. rugby theactormethodofrestartingplayinwhichthetwoopposingpacksofforwardsgrouptogetherwithheadsdownandarmsinterlockedandpushtogaingroundwhilethescrumhalfthrowstheballinandthehookersattempttoscoopitouttotheirownteam 2. informal adisorderlystruggle verbWordforms:scrums,scrummingorscrummed3. (intransitive;usuallyfollbydown)rugby toformascrum CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC19:shortenedfromscrummage WordFrequency scruminAmericanEnglish (skrʌm ) Rugby noun1.  aplayinwhichthetwosetsofforwards,linedupfacingeachotherinacompactformation,trytokicktheball,whichhasbeenthrownonthegroundbetweenthem,backtoateammate verbintransitiveWordforms:scrummedorˈscrumming2.  totakepartinascrumusuallywithdown Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Wordorigin