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plural scrums
A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people. examples
(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. examples
(rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. examples
(software engineering) 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. examples
Hostile shoving between two groups. quotations examples
[A] group of far-right lawmakers tried to mark Jerusalem Day by forcing their way into the street inhabited by the Palestinians listed for eviction. A group of leftist and Arab lawmakers blocked their path, setting off a brief scrum, before at least one far-right lawmaker ... broke through the Arabs' lines."
2021 May 11, Patrick Kingsley, Isabel Kershner, “After Raid on Aqsa Mosque, Rockets From Gaza and Israeli Airstrikes”, in New York Times
third-person singular simple present scrums, present participle scrumming, simple past and past participle scrummed
(rugby, intransitive) To form a scrum. examples
(software engineering) Alternative letter-case form of Scrum examples