Scrim = Scrimmage
Definitions of scrimmage on the Web:
* (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
* practice playing (a sport)
* melee: a noisy riotous fight
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* A scrimmage is a type of practice for a sports team in which the team faces "real game" situations to improve their skills.
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* The contest between two opposing teams that begins at the time the ball is snapped until it is out of play; also, a practice game, often between teams formed from the same squad of players.
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* An unofficial game between two teams, or five-on-five play between team members in a practice situation.
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* The action between two teams, starting when the ball is snapped.
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* Practice play between squads of one team.
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scrim·mage Audio pronunciation of "Scrimmage" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (skrmj)
n.
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1. Football. The contest between two teams from the time the ball is snapped until it is declared dead.
2. Sports. A practice session or informal game, as between two units of the same team.
3.
1. A rough-and-tumble struggle; a tussle.
2. A skirmish.
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intr.v. Sports scrim·maged, scrim·mag·ing, scrim·mag·es
To engage in a scrimmage.
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crimmage
n 1: (American football) practice play between a football team's squads 2: a noisy riotous fight [syn: melee, battle royal] v : practice playing (a sport)
