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[ skrim-ij ] / ˈskrɪm ɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scrimmage ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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.to engage in a scrimmage. Origin of scrimmage1425–75; late Middle English, variant of scrimish, metathetic form of skirmish OTHER WORDS FROM scrimmagescrim·mag·er, nounWords nearby scrimmagescribbling block, scribbly gum, scribe, scriber, scrim, scrimmage, scrimmage line, scrimp, scrimp and save, scrimpy, scrimshander Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scrimmageOne of them, Troy Jones, a 19-year-old aspiring photojournalist, remembered Brown from the scrimmage line. 'Go Ahead and Shoot Me': The Veteran Who Defied Ferguson's Cops|Justin Glawe|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST The real line of scrimmage in American politics is the economy. Government Shutdown Melodrama Won’t Matter on Election Day 2016|Stuart Stevens|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST After the scrimmage, Bustin said Lloyd was “in good spirits and everything seemed to be fine … A lot of the guys go out,” he said. Aaron Hernandez: Inside the Murder Investigation Roiling the NFL|Christine Pelisek|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST “He was mentoring a younger guy in the scrimmage about technique you should use,” he said. Aaron Hernandez: Inside the Murder Investigation Roiling the NFL|Christine Pelisek|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hefty chaps in a scrimmage, and both equal to engines of any kind. On Land And Sea At The Dardanelles|Thomas Charles Bridges After all, as he didnt do it on purpose—And my bouquet, what became of that in the scrimmage? The Flower Girl of The Chteau d'Eau, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XV)|Charles Paul de Kock They had thought the moment favorable for joining in the scrimmage from the rear. Told in the East|Talbot Mundy An exchange of punts followed the scrimmage, and Boxer Hall got the ball. A Quarter-Back's Pluck|Lester Chadwick I went into the scrimmage and played the rest of the afternoon. Football Days|William H. Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for scrimmage
nouna rough or disorderly struggle American football the clash of opposing linemen at every down verb(intr) to engage in a scrimmage (tr) to put (the ball) into a scrimmage Derived forms of scrimmagescrimmager, nounWord Origin for scrimmageC15: from earlier scrimish, variant of skirmish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scrimmageskirmish, scuffle, play, practice, fight, game, battle, row, scrabble |