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   scrum

   /skrʌm/

   noun

   • 1. an ordered formation of players, used to restart play, in which the forwards of a team form up with arms interlocked and heads down, and push forward against a similar group from the opposing side. The ball is thrown into the scrum and the players try to gain possession of it by kicking it backwards towards their own side.
   • 2. a disorderly crowd of people or things: British "there was quite a scrum of people at the bar"
   • ▪ a struggle or scuffle involving a crowd of people: "ageing passengers often lost out in the scrum for the best seats"
   • 3. a set of practices used in agile project management that emphasize daily communication and the flexible reassessment of plans that are carried out in short, iterative phases of work.
   • ▪ (in agile project management) a short meeting of a kind held regularly to facilitate communication and the flexible reassessment of plans.

   verb

   • 1. form or take part in a scrum: "the two men scrummed down together for University College, Dublin"
   • ▪ jostle; crowd: "everyone was scrumming around behind him"

   Word Origin late 19th century: abbreviation of scrummage.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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