Meaning of Grounders | Babel Free

Definitions

A playground game in which one person is chosen to be "it" (and must keep their eyes shut) and tries to tag others, who become "it" instead, either by touching them or by calling out "grounders" while they are on the ground (rather than on a climber).

Canada, uncountable

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Examples

“"It's so cool," Nolan, a Grade 5 student at Dalhousie said, adding that he was looking forward⟳ to the first game of grounders. "It has three slides and I like⟳ the colours. They're really nice."”

“Apparently, kids like⟳ to climb⟳, swing⟳ and slide⟳. Who knew? And they like⟳ playground games. Two favourites (ask⟳ a kid if you don't know⟳) are grounders (it combines tag and hide-and-seek) and gaga ball (a kinder, gentler version of dodge ball).”

“The games they learn⟳ to play⟳ — like⟳ the tag game "grounders" or "cops-and-robbers" — are things that show⟳ up on many school playgrounds.”

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