scrimmaged
Played practice game
Scrimmaged is the past tense of scrimmage, meaning to engage in a practice game or rough, disorderly struggle.
In American football, teams scrimmage against each other to prepare for real games: We scrimmaged for two hours yesterday.
The word extends to any informal contest or skirmish: The candidates scrimmaged over policy details in the debate.
Skilled from repeated effort
- tackledEngaged with forcefully
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- drilledPierced or rehearsed repeatedly
- offenseViolation or umbrage
defense · playbook · huddle · downs · lineup · quarterback · rushing · passing
practiced
Skilled from repeated effort
- tackledEngaged with forcefully
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- drilledPierced or rehearsed repeatedly
offense · defense · playbook · huddle · downs · lineup · quarterback · rushing · passing · pads
competed
Strove against others
battled · skirmished · wrestled · grappled · scuffled · struggled · fought · contended · engaged · squared off
rucked
Gathered into wrinkles
forwards · hooker · prop · binding · pushed · collapsed · reset · tunnel · crouch · bind
scrimmagedsat out
Declined to participate
abstained · avoided · withdrew · declined · shied away
scrimmagedrested
Having recovered energy
relaxed · recuperated · idled · stood still
- line of scrimmageFootball's pre-snap boundary
- scrimmage lineFootball's starting boundary