scrimmage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skrimij)

Inflections of 'scrimmage' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
scrimmages
v 3rd person singular
scrimmaging
v pres p
scrimmaged
v past
scrimmaged
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
scrim•mage /ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   n., v., -maged, -mag•ing. 
n. 
  1. Sport[Football.]
    • [uncountable] the action from the snap of the ball to the end of the play.
    • [countable] a practice session or informal game.

v. [no object]
  1. to play an informal game:The football players scrimmaged a few days before the big game.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
scrim•mage  (skrimij),USA pronunciation n., v., -maged, -mag•ing. 
n. 
  1. a rough or vigorous struggle.
  2. Sport[Football.]
    • the action that takes place between the teams from the moment the ball is snapped until it is declared dead. Cf. line of scrimmage. 
    • a practice session or informal game, as that played between two units of the same team.

v.t., v.i. 
  1. to engage in a scrimmage.
  • late Middle English, variant of scrimish, metathetic form of skirmish 1425–75
scrimmag•er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scrimmage / ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/
  1. a rough or disorderly struggle
  2. the clash of opposing linemen at every down
  1. (intransitive) to engage in a scrimmage
  2. (transitive) to put (the ball) into a scrimmage
Etymology: 15th Century: from earlier scrimish, variant of skirmishˈscrimmager
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