[
US
/ˈskɹɪmɪdʒ/
]
[ UK /skɹˈɪmɪdʒ/ ]
[ UK /skɹˈɪmɪdʒ/ ]
VERB
- practice playing (a sport)
NOUN
- (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
- a noisy riotous fight
How To Use scrimmage In A Sentence
- The Hoosiers have played their Division 1A opponents even on the scoreboard at 30.8 points scored and 31.0 allowed, but the Hoosiers have faced three bad teams in Western Kentucky, Akron, and Arkansas State and they've been badly outplayed from the line of scrimmage 5.9 yards per play to 7.2 yppl. Jeff Ma: Bringing Down the Bookie: Week 7
- And they were not able to make any scrimmages with any of our fighters in the city.
- He made three tackles in the Buc backfield and two more at the line of scrimmage.
- It finally ended with the guy throwing an underhand pass from behind the line of scrimmage, then falling on his back at the 13-yard line in exhaustion.
- They will shift from the line of scrimmage to the backfield, or split out as receivers.
- On his second pass play, Leinart called an audible from the line of scrimmage, then lofted a 49-yard touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin. USATODAY.com - Football - Kansas City vs. Arizona
- Nobody exploited the opportunities to play press-man coverage like cornerback Kevin Rutland, who intercepted four passes in five scrimmages. Around the Big12 Conference
- To the last microwatt of his mental energies he drove in behind Tong and Worsel like a fullback hitting the fine of scrimmage to break the opposition and drive the ball carrier forward. The Dragon Lensman
- Friday practices during the fall were usually scrimmages and Adrian had learned to look forward to them each week; but this week was different.
- Owners decided that coaches would fill the additional schedule time produced by the elimination of two preseason games with additional intrasquad scrimmages.