keep-away

See also: keep away

English

Alternative forms

• keep away

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.

Synonyms

• keepings off
• piggy in the middle
• salugi

Translations

game

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