noun
scrum
Scrum (noun) means a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
noun
1
A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
2
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.
3
In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
4
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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Etymology
Either a back-formation from or an apocopic form of scrummage, a variant of scrimmage.
Rhymes for scrum
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What is the meaning of scrum?
"scrum" (noun) means a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
What are the different meanings of scrum?
"scrum" has 3 main meanings: 1. A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people; 2. 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; 3. In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.