scrimmage

(skrimij)

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

Origin: altered < skirmish

intransitive verb, transitive verb scrimmaged, scrimmaging

to take part in a scrimmage (against)

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See scrimmage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Football The contest between two teams from the time the ball is snapped until it is declared dead.
  2. Sports A practice session or informal game, as between two units of the same team.
  3. a. A rough-and-tumble struggle; a tussle.
    b. A skirmish.
intransitive verb scrim·maged, scrim·mag·ing, scrim·mag·es
Sports
To engage in a scrimmage.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , alteration of skirmisshe, scrimish; see skirmish

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