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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (American football) practice play between a football team's squads;

2. a noisy riotous fight;
[syn: melee, scrimmage, battle royal]


VERB (1)

1. practice playing (a sport); 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scrimmage \Scrim"mage\ (?; 48), n. [A corruption of skirmish.
   "Sore scrymmishe." --Ld. Berners.] [Written also
   scrummage.]
   1. Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight
      or struggle.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Football) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball
      is put in play.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

scrimmage
    n 1: (American football) practice play between a football team's
         squads
    2: a noisy riotous fight [syn: melee, scrimmage, battle
       royal]
    v 1: practice playing (a sport)