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Parallel play

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playnoun(uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
playgamenoun(archaic) The play of children.
circle gamenounA children's prank in which a person forms a circle with their thumb and forefinger held below the waist, and anybody caught looking at the circle is subjected to some kind of penalty.
thread the needleverb(idiomatic) To perform a tedious task with extreme precision; to manage to find harmony or strike a balance between conflicting forces, interests, etc.
ring gamenoun(poker) A game where the chips directly represent money and players are free to leave at any time, in contrast to a poker tournament.
playballnounA ball for use in games.
gamenounA playful or competitive activity.
follow-the-leadernoun(games) A children's game in which each person in a line replicates the actions of the one in front.
plainsiesnounIn children's games, such as jacks, the simplest style of play, without additional actions such as clapping.
playbooknoun(US, American football) A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football (and by extension other sports or disciplines).
parlour gamenounAny of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.
red rovernounA children's game played by two lines of players, with players sent one at a time to the opposing team's line to attempt to pull apart their linked hands.
crisscrossnoun(countable) A pattern of crossed lines.
play fightverbTo engage in such a contest.
double-playnounAlternative form of double play. [(baseball, softball) A defensive play in which two outs are recorded.]
pass the parcelnoun(games) A children's game in which a parcel having many layers of packaging is passed from person to person around a ring while music plays, the person holding the parcel when the music is temporarily stopped being allowed to remove a single layer, and the person removing the innermost layer winning the prize contained within; in a variation of the game, there is a prize under each layer that is awarded to the person removing that layer.
player versus playernoun(video games, roleplaying games) A form of multiplayer interaction in which human players compete against each other.
twosiesnounA call in any children's game, such as jacks, where two actions must be performed.
keep-awaynounA 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.
touchnounAn act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.

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