pass

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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  passing(a) , pass(a) , passing , qualifying , toss , flip , crack , fling , go , whirl , offer , liberty chit , bye , head , straits , strait , laissez passer , passport , mountain pass , notch , passing play , passing game , base on balls , walk , excrete , egest , eliminate , die , decease , perish , exit , pass a
• Antonyms: 
  running(a) , failing , flunk , fail , bomb , flush it