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scrimmage 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈskrimij/,
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scrimmages, plural;
  1. Engage in a simulated game

Noun
  1. A confused struggle or fight

  2. The beginning of each down of play, with the ball placed on the ground between the offensive and defensive lines with its longest axis at right angles to the goal line

  3. Offensive plays begun in this way
    • - none of the goals was scored from scrimmage
  4. A session in which teams practice by playing a simulated game


  1. (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
  2. practice playing (a sport)
  3. melee: a noisy riotous fight
  4. A rough fight; In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record; In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage; To have, or be involved in, a ...
  5. a term used in early football reporting when a goal was scored from a goalmouth scramble, and the scorer could not be discerned.
  6. A scene with all the characters together, trying to work out their individual problems.
  7. An unofficial game between two teams, or five-on-five play between team members in a practice situation.
  8. The action between two teams when the ball is snapped.
  9. A practice game. Also called a friendly.