scrum
/skrʌm/noun
उच्चारण स्क्रम
(रग्बी में) स्क्रम
Core word
noun
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[C]
(in rugby) a part of the game in which players from both teams push against each other with their heads down and try to get the ball
(रग्बी में) स्क्रम
- The referee ordered a scrum after the knock-on.
- The forwards formed a scrum near the try line.
- The scrum collapsed and the referee blew his whistle.
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- Our team won the ball from the scrum.
- The coach practised the scrum with the forwards.
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[C, usually sing.] British, informal
a crowd of people who are pushing against each other
धक्का-मुक्की करती भीड़
- There was a scrum of photographers outside the court.
- a scrum at the ticket counter
- A scrum of fans waited for the actor outside the hotel.
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- There was a scrum at the bus door in the rush hour.
- Reporters fought in a scrum to ask the minister a question.