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Alternative letter-case form of Scrum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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name
An iterative and incremental agile software development method for managing software projects and product or application development.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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noun
A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
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noun
In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports
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Synonyms: scrumdown, scrummage
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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noun
Hostile shoving between two groups.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To form a scrum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports
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noun
(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scrummage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beginning, start, commencement
History
Either a back-formation from or an apocopic form of scrummage, a variant of scrimmage.
Across languages
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
