Meaning of Scrimmage | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A rough fight.
2. In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record.
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3. In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage.

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Examples

“get caught up in a scrimmage”

“There was an instant of complete silence, but when Tough Bill threw himself on Strickland the lust of battle seized them all, and in a moment there was a confused scrimmage. Tables were overturned, glasses crashed to the ground.”

“Merchandise sales surged. The spring scrimmage, usually a yawn of an afterthought at Colorado, was packed.”

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