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run sheep run

run sheep run noun: a variant of the game of tag in which players are divided into sheep (who attempt to cross from one area to another) and wolves (who try to catch them).

Noun

run sheep run (uncountable)

  1. A variant of the game of tag in which players are divided into sheep (who attempt to cross from one area to another) and wolves (who try to catch them).

Questions about run sheep run

What does run sheep run mean?
Run sheep run means a variant of the game of tag in which players are divided into sheep (who attempt to cross from one area to another) and wolves (who try to catch them).
What part of speech is run sheep run?
Run sheep run is a noun.

Words near run sheep run in the dictionary

  1. run rings round
  2. run riot
  3. run roughshod over
  4. run round in circles
  5. run scared
  6. run sheep run
  7. run sheet
  8. run sheets
  9. run short
  10. run someone off their feet
  11. run someone ragged

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