scrum

Meaning

Noun

1. A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
2. (Canada) A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way.
3. In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
4. In Agile software development (specifically Scrum or related methodologies), a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.
5. Hostile shoving between two groups.

Verb

To form a scrum.

Name

Alternative letter-case form of Scrum.

Synonyms

scrummage

converse

face-off

fight

kickoff

rap

repartee

scrap

send-off

start

starting

starting time

startup

opening move

start-off

commencement

slag blowhole

Translations

mêlée

Gedränge

mischia

Getümmel

mêlée ordonnée

melé

mêlée de rugby

scrum

scrum

melé

Rummelei

angeordnete Gedränge

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skɹʌm/

Etymology

Either a back-formation from or an apocopic form of scrummage, a variant of scrimmage.