scrum

English

A rugby union scrum

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌm

Etymology

From "scrummage", from "scrimmage" (The Heritage Illustrated Dictionary of the English Language)

Noun

scrum (plural scrums)

1. ​ (rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. Also known as a scrummage.
2. A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.

   A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced.

3. (Canada) Specifically used in the Canadian media to describe a tightly-packed group of reporters surrounding a member of the Canadian House of Commons while in the Parliament Buildings.

   A scrum formed around Scott Brison shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership.

Translations

all the forwards joined together in an organised way

Czech: mlýn (cs) m. Danish: klynge (da) Finnish: aloitus (fi)

Japanese: スクラム (ja) (sukuramu) Polish: młyn (pl) m. Romanian: meleu (ro) n.

a tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people

Danish: klynge Finnish: tungos (fi)

Japanese: スクラム (ja) (sukuramu) Swedish: klunga (sv)

a tightly-packed group of reporters surrounding a member of the Canadian House of Commons

Japanese: 報道陣 (ja) (hōdōjin)

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French: mêlée f. Italian: mischia f.

See also

• ruck, maul, scrum-half
• Wikipedia article on Scrum (rugby)

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Romanian

Etymology

Substratum word, akin to Albanian shkrumb

Noun

scrum

1. ash
2. slag

Related terms

• scrumieră
• scrumelniță, (rare)