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keep-away

keep-away

See also: keep away

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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.

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