keep-away

keep-away

See also: keep away

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keep-away (uncountable)

  1. A children's game in which players pass an object, usually a ball, between each other while trying to prevent a selected player from intercepting it, and if said selected player catches the ball, he or she exchanges places with whoever last touched it.

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