scrum en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Either a back-formation from or an apocopic form of scrummage, a variant of scrimmage.
Meanings
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A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced.
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(Canada) A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way.
A scrum formed around Scott Brison in the House of Commons lobby shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership.
- In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
- In agile software development (specifically Scrum or related methodologies), a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.
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Hostile shoving between two groups.
[A] group of far-right lawmakers tried to mark Jerusalem Day by forcing their way into the street inhabited by the Palestinians listed for eviction. A group of leftist and Arab lawmakers blocked their path, setting off a brief scrum, before at least one far-right lawmaker ... broke through the Arabs' lines.
2021 May 11, Patrick Kingsley, Isabel Kershner, “After Raid on Aqsa Mosque, Rockets From Gaza and Israeli Airstrikes”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scrums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
scrum-half · scrum cap · loose scrum · scrum machine · scrum feed · scrum poker
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Translations (35)
ro grămadă ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · cs tlačenice (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · it mischia chiusa ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · ja スクラム (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · it calca (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · cs skrumáž (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · ru столпотворение (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · mi kakari ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · ro meleu ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · fr mêlée ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · de Gedränge (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · da klynge ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · fi aloitus ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · ca melé ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · fi tungos (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · sv klunga (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · de Rummelei (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · cs mlýn ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · pl ścisk (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · cs nával (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · ja 報道陣 ((Canada) a tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a spokesperson) · mi kirimiti ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · de Getümmel (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · pl młyn ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · fr scrum ((Canada) a tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a spokesperson) · cs klubko (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · eu uztartze ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · da klynge (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · pl tłum (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · ja スクラム ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · it ressa (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · ru скопище (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people) · mi nonoke ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · ga clibirt ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way) · cs dav (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)