a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first
A relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other.
Alternative form of cat-and-mouse
A children's game in which one player (the "cat") attempts to break through a ring of players to catch another player (the "mouse") in the centre.