Keep-away

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. uncountable

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