What does "scrum" mean?

A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.

What is a synonym for "scrum"?

Common synonyms include: scrummage, dogpile, goatfuck, goatfuck, scrumdown.

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Noun

1
A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
"A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced."
2
(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession wordnet
3
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. Canada
"A scrum formed around Scott Brison in the House of Commons lobby shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership."
4
In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
5
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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6
Hostile shoving between two groups.
"[A] group of far-right lawmakers tried to mark Jerusalem Day by forcing their way into the street inhabited by the Palestinians listed for eviction. A group of leftist and Arab lawmakers blocked their path, setting off a brief scrum, before at least one far-right lawmaker ... broke through the Arabs' lines.""

Verb

Proper Noun

1
Alternative letter-case form of Scrum. alt-of
2
An iterative and incremental agile software development method for managing software projects and product or application development.
3
Alternative letter-case form of Scrum. alt-of