scrimmage
11scrimmage — UK [ˈskrɪmɪdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms scrimmage : singular scrimmage plural scrimmages informal a fight …
12scrimmage — scrim•mage [[t]ˈskrɪm ɪdʒ[/t]] n. v. maged, mag•ing 1) a rough or vigorous struggle 2) spo Football. a) the action from the snap of the ball to the end of the play Compare line of scrimmage b) a practice session or informal game, as that played… …
13scrimmage — n. & v. n. 1 a rough or confused struggle; a brawl. 2 Amer. Football a sequence of play beginning with the placing of the ball on the ground with its longest axis at right angles to the goal line. v. 1 intr. engage in a scrimmage. 2 tr. Amer.… …
14scrimmage — See: LINE OF SCRIMMAGE …
15scrimmage — See: LINE OF SCRIMMAGE …
16scrimmage — 1. noun a) A rough fight. b) In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a teams record. 2. verb To have, or be involved in, a scrimmage. We scrimmaged a few times and then settled into boring drills …
17Scrimmage — Scrim|mage [ skrimidʒ] das; , s [...dʒiz] <aus engl. scrimmage »Gedränge, Handgemenge«> das Ringen um den Ball beim Anspiel im American Football …
18scrimmage — See: line of scrimmage …
19scrimmage — /ˈskrɪmɪdʒ / (say skrimij) noun 1. a rough or vigorous struggle. 2. Australian Rules, Rugby Football, Soccer the action of a number of players struggling for the ball in no set pattern of play. 3. American Football the action between contesting… …
20scrimmage line — noun line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage • Syn: ↑line of scrimmage • Hypernyms: ↑line * * * noun : line of scrimmage * …
