hit-and-return game
nounUK /ˌhɪt ən rɪˈtɜːn ɡeɪm/
US /ˌhɪt ən rɪˈtɝːn ɡeɪm/
A game where you hit a ball and someone hits it back to you.
The children played a hit-and-return game with a soft ball in the yard.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A practice drill in which players repeatedly hit a ball back and forth to improve control.
The coach started the session with a simple hit-and-return game to warm up.
3. A two-player exchange in which each player must return the opponent's shot.
Their hit-and-return game lasted nearly a minute without a miss.
4. Any informal game based on striking an object and sending it back to the sender.
At the beach, they invented a hit-and-return game using a paddle and a plastic ball.