noun
Meaning 1
A rough fight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- get caught up in a scrimmage
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
scrimmage
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈskɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/
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General-American: /ˈskɹɪməd͡ʒ/
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rhymes with -ɪmɪd͡ʒ
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CMU ARPABET: S K R IH1 M IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: athletics, ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: American-football, athletics, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To have, or be involved in, a scrimmage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We scrimmaged a few times and then settled into boring drills.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a noisy riotous fight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: melee, battle royal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disturbance
noun
Meaning 6
(American football) practice play between a football team's squads
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
verb
Meaning 7
practice playing (a sport)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rehearse, practise, practice
History
Etymology
A corruption of skirmish.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: боричкане (boričkane) — rough fight
- Dutch: schermutseling — rough fight
- Finnish: tappelu — rough fight
- Finnish: nujakka — rough fight
- Bulgarian: меле (mele) — play that begins with a snap
Real reading context