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give-and-gos

give-and-gos is the plural of give-and-go.

Meaning of give-and-go

Noun

give-and-go (plural give-and-gos)

  1. A fundamental maneuver in many team sports, in which two players pass the ball or puck back and forth as they move.
    • 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.2026 May 30, David Hytner, “Paris Saint-Germain retain Champions League as Arsenal dream dashed in shootout”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 30 May 2026

Questions about give-and-gos

What is give-and-gos the plural of?
Give-and-gos is the plural of give-and-go.

Words near give-and-gos in the dictionary

  1. give what for
  2. give with one hand and take away with the other
  3. give your head a wobble
  4. give zero fucks
  5. give-and-go
  6. give-and-gos
  7. give-and-take
  8. give-away
  9. give-away shop
  10. give-away shops
  11. give-aways

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