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- Dictionaryscrimmage/ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/
noun
- 1. a confused struggle or fight: "there was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs"
- 2. a sequence of play beginning with the placing of the ball on the ground with its longest axis at right angles to the goal line: "Michigan was called for pass interference in the first play from scrimmage"
verb
- 1. engage in a scrimmage: "I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring"
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SCRIMMAGE definition: 1. a short, not very serious fight: 2. a practice game of American football, basketball, football…. Learn more.
The meaning of SCRIMMAGE is a minor battle : skirmish. How to use scrimmage in a sentence.
noun. a rough or vigorous struggle. Football. the action that takes place between the teams from the moment the ball is snapped until it is declared dead. Compare line of scrimmage. a practice session or informal game, as that played between two units of the same team. verb (used with or without object) , scrim·maged, scrim·mag·ing.
Word forms: plural scrimmages. 1. uncountable noun. In football, scrimmage is the action during a single period of play. Bloom scored two touchdowns Saturday in a scrimmage. 2. countable noun. In sports such as football and hockey, a scrimmage is a session of practice that consists of an actual game.
A scrimmage is a practice — not an official game — in American football, hockey, and in other team sports. You might think of football when you hear the word scrimmage, because the ball is placed on the "line of scrimmage" at the start of a play. A scrimmage is also a practice between two squads.
scrim·mage. (skrĭm′ĭj) n. 1. Sports A practice session or informal game, as between two units of the same team. 2. Football. a. Play between the two teams from the time the ball is snapped until it is declared dead. b. The line of scrimmage. 3. a. A rough-and-tumble struggle; a tussle. b. A skirmish.
Definition of scrimmage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
