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Meaning of "scrumdown" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCRUMDOWN

ˈskrʌmˌdaʊn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCRUMDOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scrumdown is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCRUMDOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scrumdown in the English dictionary

The definition of scrumdown in the dictionary is the forming of a scrum in rugby.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCRUMDOWN

blowdown · breakdown · comedown · cooldown · countdown · drawdown · godown · hoedown · markdown · meltdown · pastedown · pull-down · showdown · shutdown · slowdown · smackdown · step-down · sundown · teardown · touchdown

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCRUMDOWN

scruffily · scruffiness · scruffy · scrum · scrum half · scrummage · scrummager · scrummed · scrummie · scrummier · scrummiest · scrumming · scrummy · scrump · scrumple · scrumpox · scrumptious · scrumptiously · scrumptiousness · scrumpy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCRUMDOWN

back down · break down · bring the house down · broken-down · down · get down · go down · hold down · low-down · ride down · sit down · sit-down · takedown · turn down · up and down · up-and-down · upside down · upside-down · when the chips are down · wind down

Synonyms and antonyms of scrumdown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scrumdown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCRUMDOWN

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The translations of scrumdown from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scrumdown» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

scrumdown
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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570 millions of speakers
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scrumdown
510 millions of speakers
hi

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scrumdown
380 millions of speakers
ar

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scrumdown
280 millions of speakers
ru

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278 millions of speakers
pt

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scrumdown
270 millions of speakers
bn

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scrumdown
260 millions of speakers
fr

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220 millions of speakers
ms

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Scrumdown
190 millions of speakers
de

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scrumdown
180 millions of speakers
ja

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130 millions of speakers
ko

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scrumdown
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Scrumdown
85 millions of speakers
vi

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scrumdown
80 millions of speakers
ta

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scrumdown
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

चिथावणी देणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

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scrumdown
70 millions of speakers
it

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scrumdown
65 millions of speakers
pl

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scrumdown
50 millions of speakers
uk

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scrumdown
40 millions of speakers
ro

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30 millions of speakers
el

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scrumdown
15 millions of speakers
af

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scrumdown
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scrumdown
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scrumdown
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scrumdown

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRUMDOWN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scrumdown

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRUMDOWN»

Discover the use of scrumdown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scrumdown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English Language Word Builder
... ROUNDBALL RUBESCENT SAINTFOIN SCALETAIL SCRUMDOWN SHANKBONE SHELLBACK SHREWMICE SKIMOBILE SMEARCASE SOMASCOPE SOUNDCARD SPEEDBALL SPICEBUSH SPOONBAIT SQUAWBUSH STANDAWAY ...
Bob Jackman, 2012
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Rose Bank
To all intents and purposes it looked as though a rugby scrumdown had taken place under the blankets. She must have been throwing herself about in some kind of a frenzied attack whilst thinking of their son and his antics. Quite oblivious to ...
Media Lawson-Butler, 2012
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Lion Man: The Autobiography
I never myself heard any refsay: 'Scrumdown, our ball', so I am not sure if that was myth or legend, butitis not entirely without foundation. On that tourthe procedure wasthat theLions wouldchoose a referee for each Test fromalistoffour handedto ...
Ian McGeechan, 2010
4
Saint and Greavsie's Funny Old Games
Duringthe next scrumdown he fastened his teethon JPR's ear, and the next thing he knew he was lying flaton his back. JPRhad reacted to the bite witha swinging rightto the jaw.'That,' said JPR to the amusement of everybody but the dazed ...
John Ian, Jimmy Greaves, 2009
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Rough Cider
... start filling inthe charge sheet. I took in the rest: the squat nose, the lumpy chin, and the When I reckoned I'd passed thattest, muscled neck that looked ready for a scrumdown. Quite ten years older than I, yet in good shapephysically. Afit forty.
Peter Lovesey, 2003
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Gangland Queensland
In fact, verballing and the scrumdown (known in England as swifting) was practised worldwide. It involved one officer writing a sort of screenplay for all the officers involved, each of whom would then write their own particular part in their  ...
James Morton, Susanna Lobez, 2012
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Mainstay: A Twentieth Century Life
Thiswas quitefun, and generallyendedin a freeforall 'scrumdown' in the dark, to conclude the battle. The Doctor practised some firstaid skills (simulating his own leg, broken in a compound fracture, bythe aid of some plaster of Paris and a ...
Val ffrench Blake, 2013
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Sports
Sports pushover try • pushover try (rugby) a try that's scored by the pack in a scrumdown by pushing the opposition back across the goal line while dragging the ball along. • put away (lawn tennis) same as kill. m putout (baseball) in scoring, ...
Jamie Striesend, 2006
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Remember to Breathe:
The commuter scrumdown begins, middleaged bankers forminga tight ruck with middle rung managers. I WILL geton thisbastard train! I MUSTget to work! I CAN'T be late! Passengers who already felt sardined suddenly realise their former ...
Simon Pont, 2014
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A BackPack of People's Stories
Scrumdown, and just before packing I said “Badlands!” and glanced at J Lo. He knew. (Badlands, or as we call it, Sadlands, is the paragon of gay discos in San Francisco.) Crouch, touch, pause, engage, ball goes in, hooked, and back to the 9.
Kevin Sullivan, 2009

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRUMDOWN»

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Children scrum down at Tynemouth Longsands
YOUNGSTERS held a seaside scrumdown and met their rugby heroes. Thousands of rugby fans flocked to Tynemouth Longsands, in North Tyneside, for the ... «ChronicleLive, Aug 09»
REFERENCE
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