Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give-and-go

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.53 in modern English

Syllables: give-and--go
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fundamental maneuver in many team sports, in which two players pass the ball or puck back and forth as they move.

Example Sentences

"When they finally did so [get in behind], they felt their hopes surge. Kvaratskhelia played the give-and-go with Dembélé and, at last, he was goal-side of Mosquera, whose challenge was clumsy."

Inflected Forms

give-and-gos (plural)

Phrases

one-two tiki-taka

Frequently Paired Words

one-two tiki-taka

Questions

What does give-and-go mean?: A fundamental maneuver in many team sports, in which two players pass the ball or puck back and forth as they move.

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