to scrimmage
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6.7
- verb
- /ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/
:
jugar un partido de práctica
- The players will scrimmage against each other to improve their teamwork before the season starts.
- teams scrimmaged
- Let's scrimmage
- players scrimmaging
Examples
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We scrimmage at 1100, number Three.
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After all the girls had a chance to scrimmage, Coach Foster called them together.
Fiction book (1998) -
- But when do we scrimmage?
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These kids showed up and we scrimmaged them.
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Still slowly making his way back, Wallace is yet to scrimmage with the Knicks players in training camp.
Blog text (6) -
They won't practice Friday, but will scrimmage on Saturday morning.
Blog text (1) -
The Gators scrimmaged Saturday and practiced again Sunday.
Blog text (14) -
One day, the university freshmen were scrimmaging a high school varsity.
Academic text (2005) -
When the two teams scrimmaged, the Skycrackers would make a half-mile road trip to the stadium.
Academic text (2014) -
And did I mention that Kain Frazier and I scrimmaged together at the rink?
Synonyms
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1.0
Compete against another team or player in a sport
Compounds
- Jargon
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6.2
An invisible line on a football field where teams stand before each play
How Competitive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scrimmage as a verb comes from the noun linked to skirmish meaning 'a small fight', and a helpful way to remember it is that to scrimmage is to 'have a mock fight' — a practice match to try out tactics.