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Red Rover

Red Rover proper noun: a 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.

Proper noun

Red Rover

  1. A 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.
    • Threatened with arrest if they stepped off the sidewalk, protesters decided to play a game of Red Rover back and forth across the street — to the obvious fury of the police.1986 August 30, Stephanie Poggi, “Lesbian/Gay Curfew Sparks P'Town Revolt”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 7, page 3

Questions about Red Rover

What does Red Rover mean?
Red Rover means a 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.
What part of speech is Red Rover?
Red Rover is a proper noun.

Words near Red Rover in the dictionary

  1. Red Roses
  2. red rosin paper
  3. red rot
  4. red route
  5. red routes
  6. Red Rover
  7. Red Russia
  8. Red Russian kale
  9. Red Ruthenia
  10. red sage
  11. red salmon

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