keep-away

See also: keep away

English

Noun

keep-away (uncountable)

1. A child's game in which players throw a ball or other similar object so as to prevent a selected player from catching it. When the selected player catches the thrown object, he or she trades places with whoever threw it in a manner that allowed it to be caught.

Synonyms

• keepings off
• piggy in the middle
• salugi

Translations

game

• Dutch: lummelen (nl)
• Estonian: koer (et)
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• Spanish: rondo (es) m