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How to pronounce “keep-away”
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Pronunciation guide for keep-away
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- Practice the English pronunciation of keep-away with real speech in context.
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- Definition summary
- 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.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- 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.
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