'Scrimmage' definitions:

Definition of 'scrimmage'

(from WordNet)
noun
(American football) practice play between a football team's squads
noun
A noisy riotous fight [syn: melee, scrimmage, battle royal]
verb
Practice playing (a sport)

Definition of 'Scrimmage'

From: GCIDE
  • Scrimmage \Scrim"mage\ (?; 48), n. [A corruption of skirmish. "Sore scrymmishe." --Ld. Berners.] [Written also scrummage.]
  • 1. Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Football) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'scrimmage'

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