hide and go seek

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Word: Hide and Go Seek

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: "Hide and Go Seek" is a fun game often played by children. In this game, one player covers their eyes and counts to a certain number while the other players hide. After counting, the player who is "it" tries to find the hidden players.

Usage Instructions:

1. Choose one player to be "it."
2. The "it" player covers their eyes and counts to a designated number (like 20).
3. While they count, the other players find places to hide.
4. Once the counting is done, the "it" player uncovers their eyes and searches for the hidden players.
5. The first person found usually becomes "it" for the next round.

Example:

• In a Sentence: "We played hide and go seek in the backyard, and I found my brother hiding behind the tree."

Advanced Usage:

• In some variations of the game, players may have specific rules, like returning to a "base" to be safe or having a time limit for hiding.

Word Variants:

• Sometimes, the game is simply called "Hide and Seek," which is a more common variation of the name.

Different Meaning:

• The phrase "hide and seek" can also refer to the act of avoiding someone or something in a more general context, but it is mainly recognized as the children's game.

Synonyms:

• Hide and Seek (more common)
• Seek (when used in a more general context)

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• While "hide and go seek" itself is not an idiom, it can be related to the idiom "to play hide and seek with someone," meaning to avoid or evade them in a situation.

Related Games:

• Other similar games include "Tag" or "Capture the Flag," which also involve hiding and seeking in different ways.

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Noun

1. a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them

Synonyms

• hide-and-seek