(n.) Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle.
(n.) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play.
Example Sentences:
(1) Nerdy Gales (@NerdyGales) The size of the crowd seems to be inducing the #USMNT to play like it's a scrimmage #USAvUKR @KidWeil March 5, 2014 It’s an eerie atmosphere for sure, but there are so many US players on the field who must know they are long shots for the World Cup squad and that this may be their best, if not final chance to get to Brazil.
(2) 6.37pm GMT Falcons 3 - Seahawks 0, 3:23 1st quarter I swear Ryan is calling out "street meat, street meat" on the line of scrimmage.
(3) Warmack is an elite run blocker, a 317lb steamroller who not only holds his own at the line of scrimmage but also gets to the second level and lays out linebackers.
(4) Forty-four high school football players participated in a 50-play scrimmage designed to simulate game conditions.
(5) Eight maximal-effort 40-yd sprints (40-sec rest intervals) were performed before and after the scrimmage to assess the decrement in anaerobic performance from the scrimmage.
(6) St Louis consistently cut Marshawn Lynch down at the line of scrimmage, and sacked Russell Wilson seven times.
(7) Jones is wrapped up behind the line of scrimmage after a screen, and a HUGE 3rd and 13 here for Atlanta!
(8) His route-running is tight and controlled and he shows the burst off the line of scrimmage and in space to both create separation and pick up major yards after the catch.
(9) In some ways (as many have observed) not really temperamentally suited to an office that demands an almost daily scrimmage with opposition politicians in Congress – as well as continual conferences with members of his own party – Obama has behaved with dignity and restraint that might be mistaken for aloofness; while he has shown an astonishing generosity in attempting to compromise with opposition politicians whose fury at the very election of a black man to the presidency has never been tempered, it is clear that, for all his virtues, and for all his idealism, the bitterly divisive politics of our time made it impossible for him to fully realise his political mission.
(10) Minnesota Vikings: Xavier Rhodes, cornerback, Florida State A tall and physical cornerback who excels at challenging receivers on the line of scrimmage.
(11) San Francisco's turnover on the first play from scrimmage gives them the ball on the Seahawks 15-yard line, but they can't get it into the end zone.
(12) He's got it again on the next play from scrimmage, but this time he is wrapped up for no gain.
(13) 11.34pm GMT Ravens 0 - 49ers 0, 14:52 1st quarter Kaepernick drops back and fires complete o the first play from scrimmage and he hits Vernon Davis for 20 yards, or not.
(14) Colts 15-29 Patriots, 6:18, 3rd quarter Ridley gets the two point conversion, I kinda love those (or hate extra points, to be more precise) and... And there's a bit of scrimmage on the field.
(15) Earlier on Thursday, James again appeared at his skills academy for the nation's top high-school and college players, scrimmaging and then watching games in the afternoon with friends including Wade.
(16) The Saints’ new defensive co-ordinator loves aggressive schemes that utilise defensive backs who can be brought up close to the line of scrimmage and also sent after the quarterback on blitzes.
(17) The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East.
(18) After months of confidential scrimmaging, MIA has decided "to go public" with details of her dispute with the NFL, her lawyer, Howard King, told the Hollywood Reporter .
(19) Tennessee Titans: Chance Warmack, offensive guard, Alabama Warmack is an elite run blocker, a 317lb steamroller who not only holds his own at the line of scrimmage but also gets to the second level and lays out linebackers.
(20) On the last play of the quarter - Wilson faces heavy pressure - he's out of the pocket and way behind the line of scrimmage when he passes but the throw doesn't get back to that line of scrimmage - that means it's 3rd down and 25 at the Seahawks 47 after the intentional grounding flag!
Scrummage
Definition:
(n.) See Scrimmage.
Example Sentences:
(1) Each forward pack was tested under the following scrummaging combinations: front-row only; front-row plus second-row; full scrum minus side-row, and full scrum.
(2) The mechanism of the injuries was analysed but no single factor could be identified as being responsible for this sudden increase although tactics in the scrummage played an important part.
(3) Everyone wants a selfie and it’s a proper scrummage as they line up for a photograph.
(4) Two rugby union forward packs of differing ability levels were examined during scrummaging against an instrumented scrum machine.
(5) There is nothing wrong, though, with the All Black defence, nor their scrummaging.
(6) At the other end WP Nel was making some inroads into the Wallaby scrummage and Laidlaw duly kicked his side back into the contest when Scott Fardy was rightly penalised for cynically halting a promising Scottish attack.