Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scrum

1 sense of scrum

Sense 1
scrum, scrummage -- ((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)
       => beginning, start, commencement -- (the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations")