scrum
noun
Simple meaning
In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
Pronunciation
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skruhmIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈskɹʌm
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
rugby
In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
canada
A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way.
Hostile shoving between two groups.
software engineering
In 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 impediments to progress.
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