CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the meaning of the word “scrimmage”?
A
fight
B
play
C
run
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -: a minor battle : skirmish. : a confused fight : scuffle.

Detailed explanation-2: -A scrimmage is a practice-not an official game-in American football, hockey, and in other team sports. You might think of football when you hear the word scrimmage, because the ball is placed on the “line of scrimmage” at the start of a play. A scrimmage is also a practice between two squads.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scrimmage, like many football terms, comes from rugby and what is affectionately known as the “scrum". Scrum is short for scrummage which sounds an awful lot like scrimmage. So scrummage equals scrimmage, scrimmage equals scrummage, Finkel is Einhorn and Einhorn is Finkel.

Detailed explanation-4: -dispute. affray. joust. rough-and-tumble. donnybrook.

Detailed explanation-5: -/ˈskrɪmɪdʒ/ a confused struggle or fight synonym scrum.

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