keep away

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To refrain from coming (near).
2. 2
   To prevent from coming (near).

Noun

1. 1
   A children's game in which players pass an object, usually a ball, between each other while trying to prevent a selected player from intercepting it, and if said selected player catches the ball, he or she exchanges places with whoever last touched it.