running game

noun

Any tables game in which there is no hitting or pinning, and players race around the board in the same direction.

Similar
runrunningrunning play

Meanings

nounrunning game (plural running games)

plural running games

  1. Any tables game in which there is no hitting or pinning, and players race around the board in the same direction.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of run game

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

Similar
runrunningrunning play
Broader
football play
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

running game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20game

MLA

“running game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20game. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “running game,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/running%20game.

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