"puppy guarding" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} puppy guarding (uncountable)
  1. In various sports, playground games, etc.: spending the entire game defending a certain objective and thus preventing the normal progression of play. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Playground games Synonyms: monkey guarding, babysitting
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          "text": "In capture the flag, a player might get accused of puppy guarding if they are constantly standing on top of their own flag.",
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          "ref": "1996 July 16, Arthur Sankey, quoting JRo...@idsoftware.com, “11 Quake Monster Ideas!!”, in rec.games.computer.quake.editing (Usenet):",
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          "ref": "2003, Allen Kurzweil, Leon and the Spitting Image, New York, N.Y.: Greenwillow Books, →ISBN, page 34:",
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          "ref": "2015, Stacy Claflin, Seaside Heartbeats, →ISBN, page 149:",
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