scrimmage

IPA: skrˈɪmɪdʒ

A rough fight.
(US, athletics, soccer) In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record.
(athletics, American football) In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage.

Examples of "scrimmage" in Sentences

SPRING SNAPSHOT: The Black and Gold scrimmage is scheduled for April 17.
He broke a handful of long runs in scrimmage situations and showed good blocking ability.
The Gold-Blue scrimmage is scheduled for April 23 and will be the first one held at night.
Winning the battle of the trenches on the line of scrimmage is paramount to sustaining a drive.
The Blue-White scrimmage is scheduled for April 10 (tentative, because of various health issues).
But the Colts changed their plan, stacking eight or nine defenders at the line of scrimmage from the start.
Brown, who came into the game leading the NFL in yards from scrimmage, is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam Monday.
Taylor said the injury affects him most when trying to move sideline-to-sideline but that running "straight downhill" or attacking the line of scrimmage is "not a problem."
His 30.5 sacks broke the old school all-time record of 26.5 by Eric Smith (1984-86, 88) and his 43.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage is topped only by Carnell Lake's 45.5 (1985-88) in UCLA history ...
The outcome of the scrimmage is no longer in the slightest doubt, except for one thing: whether or not somone on the starting five will suffer a torn ACL, or dislocate their shoulder, or simply be too banged up and exhausted to compete effectively against Duke.