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pass-and-play

pass-and-play adjective: capable of being played by more than one player by physically passing the device or controller to each player on his or her turn.

Adjective

pass-and-play (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being played by more than one player by physically passing the device or controller to each player on his or her turn.
    • […] and multiplayer games can be conducted online (with push notifications announcing updates) or in the same physical place using pass-and-play turns.2011, Glenn Fleishman, Five-Star Apps: The Best iPhone and iPad Apps for Work and Play, Peachpit Press, →ISBN
    • With all that said, you should be ready to create the “Pass and Play” version of Tic-Tac-Toe.2012, Patrick Alessi, Beginning iOS Game Development, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN

Questions about pass-and-play

What does pass-and-play mean?
Pass-and-play means capable of being played by more than one player by physically passing the device or controller to each player on his or her turn.
What part of speech is pass-and-play?
Pass-and-play is an adjective.

Words near pass-and-play in the dictionary

  1. pass urine
  2. pass water
  3. pass wind
  4. pass'd
  5. pass-agg
  6. pass-and-play
  7. pass-by-future
  8. pass-by-name
  9. pass-by-need
  10. pass-by-reference
  11. pass-by-value

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