1. (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
   "The coach organized a scrimmage to evaluate new players"
    
2. A noisy riotous fight
   "A scrimmage broke out between rival fans after the game";
   - melee, battle royal, mêlée

1. Practice playing (a sport)
   "The team scrimmaged before the big game"

Derived forms: scrimmaged, scrimmaging, scrimmages

Type of: disturbance, drill, exercise, practice, practice session, practise [Brit, Cdn], rehearse

Encyclopedia: Scrimmage