scrimmage

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

scrim·mage f7 [scrimmage scrimmages scrimmaged scrimmaging] BrE [ˈskrɪmɪdʒ] NAmE [ˈskrɪmɪdʒ] noun
1. a confused struggle or fight
Syn: ↑scrum
2. (in ↑American football)a period of play that begins with the ball being placed on the ground
3. (NAmE)a practice game of ↑American football, ↑basketball, etc.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: alteration of dialect scrimish, variant of the noun ↑skirmish.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  melee, battle royal