scrum
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See also: Scrum
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ʌm
Etymology[edit]
From "scrummage", from "scrimmage" (The Heritage Illustrated Dictionary of the English Language)
Noun[edit]
scrum (plural scrums)
- A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.
- A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced.
- (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.
- (rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. Also known as a scrummage.
- In Agile software development, a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.
Translations[edit]
a tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people
(Canada) a tightly-packed group of reporters surrounding a member of the Canadian House of Commons
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(rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way
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See also[edit]
- ruck, maul, scrum-half
- Wikipedia article on Scrum (rugby)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Origin unknown. Possibly from archaic scrumb; a substratum word, akin to Albanian shkrumb.
Noun[edit]
scrum
Related terms[edit]
- scrumieră
- scrumelniță, (rare)
See also[edit]
- cenușă f
