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| scrim·mage [ skrímmij ] |
noun (plural scrim·mag·es) |
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1. sports practice game: a practice game between two squads, often from the same team
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2. football play in football: in football, the action from the moment the ball is snapped to the moment the ball is dead
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3. struggle: a rough or confused struggle
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4. fight: a skirmish or minor battle
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle scrim·maged, present participle scrim·mag·ing, 3rd person present singular scrim·mag·es) |
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take part in scrimmage: to engage in a scrimmage or play a scrimmage against somebody
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| [15th century. Alteration of skirmish] |
