scrimmage

noun

A practice session or informal game, as between two units of the same team.

noun

Play between the two teams from the time the ball is snapped until it is declared dead.

noun

The line of scrimmage.

noun

A rough-and-tumble struggle; a tussle.

noun

A skirmish.

intransitive verb

To engage in a scrimmage.

intransitive verb

To play (another group of players) in a scrimmage.

noun

A skirmish; a confused row or contest; a tussle.