scrimmage

noun

1. a rough-and-tumble fight; tussle; confused struggle
2. ☆ Football
   1. line of scrimmage
   2. play that begins with the snap from center, with both teams positioned on the line of scrimmage
3. Rugby scrum
4. ☆ Sports a practice session or game between two different teams or two units of the same team

intransitive verb, transitive verb scrimmaged, scrimmaging