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scrimmage
noun(scrim-mage)
a minor battle : skirmish
scrimmage
noun(scrim-mage)
a confused fight : scuffle
scrimmage
noun(scrim-mage)
the interplay between two football teams that begins with the snap of the ball and continues until the ball is dead
scrimmage
verb(scrim-mage)
to take part in a scrimmage
scrimmage
verb(scrim-mage)
to play a scrimmage against
scrimmage
noun(scrim-mage)
line of scrimmage
scrimmage
noun phrase(scrim-mage)
an imaginary line in football that is parallel to the goal lines and tangent to the nose of the ball laid on the ground and marks the position of the ball at the start of each down

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