Definition of "scrum" [scrum]

• Sports A play in Rugby in which the two sets of forwards mass together around the ball and, with their heads down, struggle to gain possession of the ball. (noun)
• Sports The mass or formation of players during such a play. (noun)
• Chiefly British A disordered or confused situation involving a number of people. (noun)
• To engage in a scrum. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Aviva Premiership clubs name an extra front-row player on their bench to help ensure that the scrum is a fair contest should props have to be replaced."
• "` ` The number of times he took the ball away from people in a scrum is an invaluable asset. ''"
• "This has all culminated in a label scrum, the likes of which have not been seen in years."