scrum

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Synonyms: scrub, scrim, scum, scram, strum, sacrum, crum, serum, sarum, shrum, sorum

Antonyms: scrub, scrim, scum, scram, strum, sacrum, crum, serum, sarum, shrum, sorum

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Noun

1. A tightly packed and [[disorderly]] crowd of [[people]].
2. {{lb|en|Canada}} A tightly packed group of [[reporter]]s surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way.
3. {{senseid|en|all the forwards joined together in an organised way}} {{lb|en|rugby}} In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined [[together]] in an organised way.
4. {{lb|en|software engineering}} In {{w|agile software development}} (specifically [[Scrum]] or related methodologies), a [[daily]] [[meeting]] in which each [[developer]] describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any [[impediment]]s to progress.
5. Hostile [[shove|shoving]] between two groups.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|rugby|intransitive}} To form a scrum.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|software engineering}} {{alternative case form of|en|Scrum}}.

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