scrum
Word family nounscrumdownscrumscrumpox
scrum /skrʌm/ noun 1. [countableC]DSO a part of a game of rugby when the players all push together in a circle, with their heads down, and try to get the ball 〔英式橄榄球赛中的〕对阵争球 2 [singular] British EnglishBrE informalPUSH a crowd of people who are all close together and pushing each other to try to get something 互相推挤争抢的人群 He struggled through the scrum of people to the kitchen. 他奋力穿过推推搡搡拥挤的人群来到厨房。
Origin scrum (1800-1900) scrummage “scrum” ((19-21 centuries)), from scrimmage