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Definition of "scrimmage" []
- Football The contest between two teams from the time the ball is snapped until it is declared dead. (noun)
- Sports A practice session or informal game, as between two units of the same team. (noun)
- A rough-and-tumble struggle; a tussle. (noun)
- A skirmish. (noun)
- Sports To engage in a scrimmage. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "scrimmage" in a sentence
- "Taylor said the injury affects him most when trying to move sideline-to-sideline but that running "straight downhill" or attacking the line of scrimmage is "not a problem.""
- "The Gold-Blue scrimmage is scheduled for April 23 and will be the first one held at night."
- "The Blue-White scrimmage is scheduled for April 10 (tentative, because of various health issues)."
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