scrimmage
nounA practice session or informal game, as between two units of the same team.
nounPlay between the two teams from the time the ball is snapped until it is declared dead.
nounThe line of scrimmage.
nounA rough-and-tumble struggle; a tussle.
nounA skirmish.
intransitive verbTo engage in a scrimmage.
intransitive verbTo play (another group of players) in a scrimmage.
nounA skirmish; a confused row or contest; a tussle.