"scrimmage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/ [UK], /ˈskɹɪməd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scrimmage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: scrimmages [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪmɪd͡ʒ Etymology: A corruption of skirmish. Etymology templates: {{m|en|skirmish}} skirmish Head templates: {{en-noun}} scrimmage (plural scrimmages)
  1. A rough fight. Translations (rough fight): боричкане (boričkane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), schermutseling (Dutch), tappelu (Finnish), nujakka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-scrimmage-en-noun-MgChqF59 Disambiguation of 'rough fight': 100 0 0
  2. (US) In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-scrimmage-en-noun-RdRWuOpk Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 50 48 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 46 52 2
  3. 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. Translations (play that begins with a snap): меле (mele) [neuter] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-scrimmage-en-noun-wg1hKwH4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 50 48 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 46 52 2 Disambiguation of 'play that begins with a snap': 0 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: offensive line of scrimmage

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈskɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/ [UK], /ˈskɹɪməd͡ʒ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scrimmage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: scrimmages [present, singular, third-person], scrimmaging [participle, present], scrimmaged [participle, past], scrimmaged [past]
Rhymes: -ɪmɪd͡ʒ Etymology: A corruption of skirmish. Etymology templates: {{m|en|skirmish}} skirmish Head templates: {{en-verb}} scrimmage (third-person singular simple present scrimmages, present participle scrimmaging, simple past and past participle scrimmaged)
  1. To have, or be involved in, a scrimmage.
    Sense id: en-scrimmage-en-verb-Kch58bRJ

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