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pass
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Adjective
  • of advancing the ball by throwing it
    • a team with a good passing attack
    • a pass play
Noun
  • success in satisfying a test or requirement
    • his future depended on his passing that test
    • he got a pass in introductory chemistry
  • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
    • the pass was fumbled
  • a usually brief attempt
    • he took a crack at it
    • I gave it a whirl
  • a complimentary ticket
    • the star got passes for his family
  • a permit to enter or leave a military installation
    • he had to show his pass in order to get out
  • you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
    • he had a bye in the first round
  • one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
    • it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass
  • a difficult juncture
    • a pretty pass
    • matters came to a head yesterday
  • a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
  • a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
    • the plane turned to make a second pass
  • a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
    • the media representatives had special passes
  • any authorization to pass or go somewhere
    • the pass to visit had a strict time limit
  • the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
    • we got through the pass before it started to snow
  • (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
    • the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
  • (military) a written leave of absence
    • he had a pass for three days
  • (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
    • he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
Verb
  • eliminate from the body
    • Pass a kidney stone
  • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    • She died from cancer
    • The children perished in the fire
    • The patient went peacefully
    • The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
  • grant authorization or clearance for
    • Clear the manuscript for publication
    • The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
  • cause to pass
    • She passed around the plates
  • be inherited by
    • The estate fell to my sister
    • The land returned to the family
    • The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead
  • throw (a ball) to another player
    • Smith passed
  • pass into a specified state or condition
    • He sank into nirvana
  • transfer to another; of rights or property
    • Our house passed under his official control
  • allow to go without comment or censure
    • the insult passed as if unnoticed
  • accept or judge as acceptable
    • The teacher passed the student although he was weak
  • be superior or better than some standard
    • She exceeded our expectations
    • She topped her performance of last year
  • go successfully through a test or a selection process
    • She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now
  • disappear gradually
    • The pain eventually passed off
  • transmit information
    • Please communicate this message to all employees
    • pass along the good news
  • pass over, across, or through
    • He ran his eyes over her body
    • She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
    • He drew her hair through his fingers
  • pass time in a specific way
    • how are you spending your summer vacation?
  • go unchallenged; be approved
    • The bill cleared the House
  • come to pass
    • What is happening?
    • The meeting took place off without an incidence
    • Nothing occurred that seemed important
  • travel past
    • The sports car passed all the trucks
  • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
    • Service runs all the way to Cranbury
    • His knowledge doesn't go very far
    • My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
    • The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
  • place into the hands or custody of
    • hand me the spoon, please
    • Turn the files over to me, please
    • He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
  • pass by
    • three years elapsed
  • make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
    • They passed the amendment
    • We cannot legislate how people spend their free time
  • move past
    • A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window
    • He passed his professor in the hall
    • One line of soldiers surpassed the other
  • go across or through
    • We passed the point where the police car had parked
    • A terrible thought went through his mind
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