Image:Rugby union scrummage.jpg|thumb|A rugby union scrum
English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�m|-�m

Etymology
From "scrummage", from "scrimmage" (The Heritage Illustrated Dictionary of the English Language)

Noun
en-noun

1. In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. Also known as a scrummage.
2. A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.

#: ''A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced.

1. Canadian English Specifically used in the Canadian media to describe a tightly-packed group of reporters surrounding a member of the Canadian House of Commons while in the Parliament Buildings.

#: ''A scrum formed around Scott Brison shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership.

1. In software development, SCRUM is an agile, lightweight process that can be used to manage and control software and product development using iterative, incremental practices.

Translations
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Danish: klynge (1,2)
French: mêlée f
Italian: mischia f
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Japanese: ���� (sukuramu)
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See also
ruck, maul, scrum-half
Wikipedia article on w:Scrum (rugby)|Scrum (rugby)

Romanian

Etymology
Substratum word, akin to Albanian shkrumb

Noun
scrum

1. ash
2. slag

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Category:Romanian substratum words
Category:Rugby

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