"keep-away" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: keepings off, piggy in the middle, salugi, keep away Translations (game): lummelen (Dutch), koer (Estonian), rondo [masculine] (Spanish)

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