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scrum¹
- /skɹʌm/
Rhymes with -ʌm
Where it comes from
Either a back-formation from or an apocopic form of scrummage, a variant of scrimmage.
noun scrums
- A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people. A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced.
- A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way. A scrum formed around Scott Brison in the House of Commons lobby shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership.
- In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
- In agile software development (specifically Scrum or related methodologies), a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.
- Hostile shoving between two groups. [A] group of far-right lawmakers tried to mark Jerusalem Day by forcing their way into the street inhabited by the Palestinians listed for eviction. A group of leftist and Arab lawmakers blocked their path, setting off a brief scrum, before at least one far-right lawmaker ... broke through the Arabs
verb scrums · scrumming · scrummed
- To form a scrum.
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Scrum
Scrum²
proper noun SCRUM · scrum
- An iterative and incremental agile software development method for managing software projects and product or application development.
SCRUM³
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Scrum
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: loose scrum, scrumdown, scramb, scrummager, scrummaging machine, scrumbase, scrap, scrumble, jumble, scruffle, scuffle, skrimmage, scrum machine, scrapheap, scrumban, straggle
Translations
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noun a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people
| 日本語 | スクラム sukuramu |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gedränge, Rummelei, Getümmel |
| Italiano | ressa, calca |
| Русский | скопище skopišče, столпотворение stolpotvorenije |
noun (Canada) a tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a spokesperson
| 日本語 | 報道陣 hōdōjin |
|---|---|
| Français | scrum |
noun (rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way
| 日本語 | スクラム sukuramu |
|---|---|
| Français | mêlée |
| Italiano | mischia chiusa |
| Română | meleu, grămadă |
Talk about this word "scrum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scrum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scrum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scrum "scrum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scrum.Cite this
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title = {scrum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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