1
a
or scrummage
: a rugby play in which the forwards of each side come together in a tight formation and struggle to gain possession of the ball using their feet when it is tossed in among them
also
: the arrangement of players in a scrum
2
a
British
: madhouse sense 2
b
: a usually tightly packed or disorderly crowd : throng
scrummage
intransitive verb
Examples of scrum in a Sentence
I had to fight my way through the scrum of holiday shoppers at the mall.
when the server spilled a drink on a customer, they got into a bit of a scrum before being separated
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Recently, Eagles safety Reed Blankenship addressed the loss of Gardner-Johnson to a scrum of reporters, wishing Gardner-Johnson well while remaining confident in his squad.
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Over at Roland Garros, Djokovic has just finished answering questions from a scrum of journalists after his straight-sets win against Misolic to reach the French Open fourth round.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Venture capitalists have written large checks to a scrum of startups to find new ways to apply artificial intelligence to just about everything.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The Packers, who lost to the Eagles in the first round of the playoffs last season, have been among several teams voicing their distaste for the evolution of the traditional quarterback sneak into an all-out scrum.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Over at Roland Garros, Djokovic has just finished answering questions from a scrum of journalists after his straight-sets win against Misolic to reach the French Open fourth round.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Venture capitalists have written large checks to a scrum of startups to find new ways to apply artificial intelligence to just about everything.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The Packers, who lost to the Eagles in the first round of the playoffs last season, have been among several teams voicing their distaste for the evolution of the traditional quarterback sneak into an all-out scrum.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
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“Scrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrum. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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