1 (also formal scrummage) a part of a rugby game when players from both sides link themselves together in a group, with their heads down, and push against the other side. The ball is then thrown between them and each side tries to get it
2 the group of players who link themselves together in a scrum
3 a crowd of people who are pushing each other:
There was a real scrum when the bus arrived.
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