passive play

0.01 sec.

passive play,

play in which a person does not participate actively. For younger children such activity may include watching and listening to others, observing other children or animals, listening to stories, or looking at pictures. Older children are passively entertained by games and toys that require concentration and intellectual skill, such as chess, reading, listening to music, or watching television. Compare active play.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback
Add definition

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Medical browser	?		Full browser	?
active play play			Avoid at all costs the mistake of weak passive play. No Limit Texas Hold'Em Strategies - Cash Game Tactics by Tom Mitchell / Travel, recreation and leisure community Rondo blamed his passive play for Boston's Game 1 loss, but he bounced back last night to collect 15 points, 11 rebounds and 18 assists for his third triple-double, tying Larry Bird's club record for most in one postseason. House party; Guard scores 31 as Celts even series by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) However, if you hold chips that represent a below average stack the time has come to scrap passive play and employ an aggressive style. RACING: PICK YOUR TIME FOR A GLORY BID by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			passivation passive passive accessory intervertebral movements Passive Aggressive Behaviour passive algolagnia passive anaphylaxis passive carrier passive clot passive congestion passive end range passive euthanasia passive exercise passive expiration passive hemagglutination passive hyperemia passive immunity passive immunization passive incontinence passive learning passive lingual arch passive lung collapse passive motion passive movement passive physiologic intervertebral movements passive physiological joint movement passive play passive range of motion passive recoil passive sensitization passive smoke passive smoking passive stretching Passive Suicidal Ideation Passive Suicide Attempt passive symptom passive transfer passive transfer test passive transport passive tremor passive volition passive-aggressive behavior passive-aggressive personality passive-aggressive personality disorder passive-dependent personality passivism passivity Passulurus ambiguus Passy-Muir valve past health past pointing past, family and/or social history			Passive Night Goggles Passive Night Vision Device Passive Noise Reduction Passive Nondestructive Assay Passive obedience Passive Object Flow Programming Passive Occupant Detection System Passive operating system fingerprinting Passive Optical Fast Frequency-Hopping Passive Optical Multiplexer Passive optical network Passive optical network Passive Optical Sample Assembly Passive Optical Satellite Surveillance Passive Optical Seeker Technique Passive Optical Switch Medium Access Control passive or responsive public affairs policy Passive participle Passive participle Passive perfect participle Passive perfect participle Passive Periphrastic passive permafrost Passive Phased-Array Antenna Passive Physiologic Intervertebral Motion passive physiologic intervertebral movements passive physiological joint movement passive play Passive Polyphase Filter Passive portfolio Passive portfolio strategy Passive prayer passive public information policy Passive pulmonary hypertension Passive Queue Management Passive radar Passive Radar Identification System Passive Radar Surveillance Passive radar-detection Passive Radiation Countermeasures Passive Radiative Cooler Passive radiator passive Radio Frequency Identification Passive Radio Link Deflection Passive Range Of Motion Passive Range Of Motion Passive Range Of Motion Passive Range Of Motion Passive Range of Motion Exercise Passive Ranging Passive Ranging Subsystem passive reciprocation passive reciprocation passive reciprocation passive reciprocation passive reciprocation passive recoil Passive Reduced-Order Interconnect Macromodeling Algorithm

Medical Dictionary

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.