Tom faced the media scrum.
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Scrum
//skɹʌm//
Synonyms for "scrum" (5 found)
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12 entriesTranslations
35 translations across 15 languages.
Basque
1 entries- uztartze noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
Catalan
1 entries- melé noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
Czech
4 entries- dav noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
- klubko noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
- mlýn noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
- nával noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
Danish
2 entries- klynge noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
- klynge noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
Finnish
2 entries- aloitus noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
- tungos noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
French
2 entries- mêlée noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
- scrum noun ((Canada) a tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a spokesperson)
German
3 entries- Gedränge noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
- Getümmel noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
- Rummelei noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
Irish
1 entries- clibirt noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
Italian
3 entries- calca noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
- mischia chiusa noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
- ressa noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
Japanese
3 entries- スクラム noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
- スクラム noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
- 報道陣 noun ((Canada) a tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a spokesperson)
Māori
3 entries- kakari noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
- kirimiti noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
- nonoke noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
Polish
3 entries- młyn noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
- tłum noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
- ścisk noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
Romanian
2 entries- grămadă noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
- meleu noun ((rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way)
Russian
2 entries- скопище noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
- столпотворение noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
Swedish
1 entries- klunga noun (a tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced.
Source: wiktionary
A scrum formed around Scott Brison in the House of Commons lobby shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership.
Source: wiktionary
[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."
Source: wiktionary
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