Meanings
nounkeep-away (uncountable)
alternative keep away
- uncountableA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Translations
Dutch lummelen
- lummelengame
Estonian koer
- koergame
Italian torello
- torellogame
Portuguese bobinho
- bobinhogame
Spanish rondo, mono
- rondogame
- monogame
- locogame
Cite this entry
APA
keep-away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep-away
MLA
“keep-away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep-away. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keep-away,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep-away.
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