different between scrum vs scrim

English

Etymology

From scrummage, from scrimmage (source: The Heritage Illustrated Dictionary of the English Language).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk??m/
• Rhymes: -?m

Noun

scrum (plural scrums)

1. A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.

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.

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

   Synonyms: scrumdown, scrummage

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

Translations

See also

• ruck, maul, scrum-half
• Wikipedia article on Scrum (rugby)

Anagrams

• Crums, crums

Aromanian

Etymology

From Albanian shkrumb (“ash”).

Noun

scrum n (plural scrumuri)

1. ashes

Derived terms

• scrumedz
• nscrum
• ascrum

Romanian

Etymology

Origin unknown. Possibly from archaic scrumb; a substratum word, akin to or from Albanian shkrumb. Other theories include Cuman Turkic kurum ("soot") (cf. Hungarian korom). Alternatively, it may simply be from an expressive root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [skrum]

Noun

scrum n (plural scrumuri)

1. ash
2. slag

Declension

Derived terms

• scrumier?
• scrumelni??, (rare)

See also

• cenu?? f

References

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk??m/
• Rhymes: -?m

Etymology 1

Attested since the end of the 18th century. Origin unknown.

In one of the earliest mentions, "The Statistical Account of Scotland", 1793, by John Sinclair, page 593, we read in a paragraph devoted to weavers: "Besides these, they are now much employed in working a thin kind of coarse linen called Silesias, vulgarly Scrims, whereof each piece is 27 or 30 inches broad".

Noun

scrim (countable and uncountable, plural scrims)

1. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,.
2. A large military scarf, usually camouflage coloured and used for concealment when not used as a scarf.
3. A woven, nonwoven or knitted fabric composed of continuous strands of material used for reinforcing or strengthening membranes.
4. (theater) A theater drop that appears opaque when a scene in front is lighted and transparent or translucent when a scene in back is lighted.
5. (photography) A sheet of gauze etc. used to reduce the intensity of light.
6. Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent shrinking, checking, etc.

Translations

Verb

scrim (third-person singular simple present scrims, present participle scrimming, simple past and past participle scrimmed)

1. (photography) To use a scrim.

Etymology 2

From scrimmage.

Noun

scrim (plural scrims)

1. (online gaming) A practice match between one or more organized teams usually in preparation for a more competitive format, such as a tournament.
   • 2016, Blog of Legends, "The Gap hasn’t closed: Comparing the LCS and LCK at Worlds":

     As a team, the players decided to focus less on streaming (a major source of income) and more on in-house scrims, VOD review and practice, hoping to become a better team.

Verb

scrim (third-person singular simple present scrims, present participle scrimming, simple past and past participle scrimmed)

1. (online gaming) To participate in a scrim.
   • 2016, The Inquirer, "The EE Blog: EternalEnvy Accuses Former Team, Team Secret, of Delayed Payments and Monetary Indiscretion":

     Accusations of him drinking instead of scrimming with the team, not attending practices at all and playing guitar instead of scrimming surfaced.

Anagrams

• CMIRs, Crims, crims