Definition of "scrum" in английский

noun

1. A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.

   • A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced.

2. (Canada) A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way.

   • A scrum formed around Scott Brison in the House of Commons lobby shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership.

3. (rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.

4. (software engineering) In Agile software development (specifically Scrum or related methodologies), a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.

5. Hostile shoving between two groups.

verb

1. (rugby, intransitive) To form a scrum.

name

1. (software engineering) Alternative letter-case form of Scrum.