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scrimmage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | battle royal, melee |
| Type of | disturbance |
scrimmage::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation |
Examples of scrimmage
scrimmage
Overall, the Lions controlled the line of scrimmage against an aggressive front.
From the freep.com
Streit suffered a shoulder injury in the team's Blue-Orange scrimmage yesterday.
From the newsday.com
Lally broke free on the next play from scrimmage but fumbled on a hit by Flodin.
From the dailyherald.com
He wasn't needed in this blowout which amounted to little more than a scrimmage.
From the courier-journal.com
He did that at Memphis, he said, holding a closed-door scrimmage at Saint Louis.
From the courier-journal.com
Any time Johnson breaks the line of scrimmage, he's a threat to go the distance.
From the stltoday.com
If Hawkins loves his job, he should find a way to control the line of scrimmage.
From the thestate.com
The call was that Manning was over the line of scrimmage when he threw the ball.
From the philly.com
What the Hornets controlled was the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball.
From the dailyherald.com
- (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
- Practice playing (a sport)
- Melee: a noisy riotous fight
- 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 ...
- A term used in early football reporting when a goal was scored from a goalmouth scramble, and the scorer could not be discerned.
- A scene with all the characters together, trying to work out their individual problems.
- An unofficial game between two teams, or five-on-five play between team members in a practice situation.
- The action between two teams when the ball is snapped.
- A practice game. Also called a friendly.
