scrum - Longman Dictionary

scrum meaning, definition, what is scrum: a part of a game of rugby when the playe. ... From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Other ... scrumFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishRelatedtopics:Othersportsscrumscrum/skrʌm/noun    1[countable]DSOapartofagameofrugbywhentheplayersallpushtogetherinacircle,withtheirheadsdown,andtrytogettheball2[singular]BritishEnglishinformalPUSHacrowdofpeoplewhoareallclosetogetherandpushingeachothertotrytogetsomething  Hestruggledthroughthescrumofpeopletothekitchen.ExamplesfromtheCorpusscrum•Quitethereverse,insuchascrumitshistoricaldominancesecuresadvantages.•Ballymenadidmostofthepressinginthefirstperiodwiththeirpackdrivingwellinthelooseandsetscrums.•TheNorthhaveboththemotivationandthecoordinationbehindthescrumtobrushasidearebuiltMidlandsteam.•Thesteamandsweatofthescrum-thesourceofallendeavour!Originscrum(1800-1900)scrummage“scrum”((19-21centuries)),fromscrimmage Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Statistics Youth Tennis Shapes,patterns Seealltopics Wordoftheday deposit apartofthecostofsomethingyouarebuyingthatyoupaysometimebeforeyoupaytherestofit