scrimmage

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

A corruption of skirmish.

[edit] Noun

scrimmage (plural scrimmages)

1. A rough fight.
2. In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record.
3. In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:fight

[edit] Verb

to scrimmage (third-person singular simple present scrimmages, present participle scrimmaging, simple past and past participle scrimmaged)

1. To have, or be involved in, a scrimmage.

   We scrimmaged a few times and then settled into boring drills.