Scrimmage Definition

skrĭmĭj
scrimmaged, scrimmages, scrimmaging
noun
scrimmages
Play between the two teams from the time the ball is snapped until it is declared dead.
American Heritage

Line of scrimmage.

Webster's New World
A rough-and-tumble fight; tussle; confused struggle.
Webster's New World
A practice session or game between two different teams or two units of the same team.
Webster's New World
Play that begins with the snap from center, with both teams positioned on the line of scrimmage.
Yardage from scrimmage.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
scrimmaged, scrimmages, scrimmaging
To take part in a scrimmage (against)
Webster's New World
To play (another group of players) in a scrimmage.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Scrimmage

Noun

Singular:
scrimmage
Plural:
scrimmages

Origin of Scrimmage

  • Middle English skirmish alteration of skirmisshe, scrimish skirmish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • A corruption of skirmish.

    From Wiktionary

Scrimmage Sentence Examples

  • If it's a team sport, consider holding a scrimmage for guests that want to play.

  • Well, brother, without many words, there was a regular scrimmage.

  • His view of her sweat pants in front of him were like a sack of footballs being dragged back to the locker room after a high school scrimmage.

  • Cheadle midfielder Paul Flowers scored five goals as the national side defeated Columbus Club 11-9 in their first scrimmage game on foreign soil.

  • Pop. (1890) 13,197; (1900) 18,563, 1 This is the same word as "scrimmage," and is derived from the Anglo-French eskrimir, modern escrimer, properly to fight behind cover, now to fence.

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