- give-and-go
- noun Date: 1965 a play (as in basketball or hockey) in which a player passes to a teammate and immediately cuts toward the net or goal to receive a return pass
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give-and-go — n. (basketball) A maneuver in which one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Give and Take — is a Bible magazine aimed at 7 11 year old Sunday School children. It is published bimonthly by The Christadelphian Sunday School Union. The magazine contains bible stories, lessons, puzzles and competitions. In mid 2008 Give and Take changed its … Wikipedia
Give and take — may refer to: *Unification Thought the philosophical system of the Unification Church. *Give and Take a Christadelphian Sunday School Union (CSSU) magazine for children … Wikipedia
give-and-take — {n. phr.} 1. A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so that they can agree. * /Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give and take with the other… … Dictionary of American idioms
give-and-take — {n. phr.} 1. A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so that they can agree. * /Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give and take with the other… … Dictionary of American idioms
give and take — noun A process of compromise or accommodation. They hoped for a solution, but both knew it would require some give and take. Syn: accommodation, compromise, concession, flexibility Ant … Wiktionary
To give and take — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
give-and-take — noun a) The settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions. b) A lively exchange of conversation … Wiktionary
give-and-take — noun Date: 1679 1. the practice of making mutual concessions ; compromise 2. a usually good natured exchange (as of ideas or comments) … New Collegiate Dictionary
give-and-take — /giv euhn tayk /, n. 1. the practice of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation. 2. good natured exchange of talk, ideas, etc. [1760 70] * * * … Universalium
