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(adj) passing
of advancing the ball by throwing it
a team with a good passing attack; a pass play
(noun) qualifying, passing
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
(noun) walk, base on balls
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
(noun) passing, passing game, passing play
(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
(noun) whirl, crack, offer, fling, go
a usually brief attempt
he took a crack at it; I gave it a whirl
(noun) liberty chit
a permit to enter or leave a military installation
he had to show his pass in order to get out
(noun) laissez passer
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
the media representatives had special passes
(noun) passport
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
the pass to visit had a strict time limit
(noun) bye
you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
he had a bye in the first round
a difficult juncture
a pretty pass; matters came to a head yesterday
(noun) mountain pass, notch
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
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
(verb) egest, excrete, eliminate
eliminate from the body
Pass a kidney stone
(verb) come about, take place, go on, hap, happen, fall out, pass off, occur
come to pass
What is happening?; The meeting took place off without an incidence; Nothing occurred that seemed important
(verb) snuff it, buy the farm, choke, cash in one's chips, pop off, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, go, pass away, perish, die, decease, conk, drop dead, croak, exit, expire
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
(verb) pass off, blow over, fleet, evanesce, fade
disappear gradually
The pain eventually passed off
(verb) put across, pass along, pass on, communicate
transmit information
Please communicate this message to all employees; pass along the good news
(verb) authorise, authorize, clear
grant authorization or clearance for
Clear the manuscript for publication; The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
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 into a specified state or condition
He sank into nirvana
travel past
The sports car passed all the trucks
(verb) go across, go through
go across or through
We passed the point where the police car had parked; A terrible thought went through his mind
(verb) go by, go past, surpass, travel by, pass by
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
(verb) make pass
cause to pass
She passed around the plates
(verb) elapse, glide by, go along, go by, slide by, slip away, slip by, lapse
pass by
three years elapsed
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
(verb) hand, give, reach, pass on, turn over
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
(verb) legislate
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
They passed the amendment; We cannot legislate how people spend their free time
(verb) clear
go unchallenged; be approved
The bill cleared the House
(verb) make it
go successfully through a test or a selection process
She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now
(verb) exceed, overstep, top, transcend, go past
be superior or better than some standard
She exceeded our expectations; She topped her performance of last year
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
(verb) spend
pass time in a specific way
how are you spending your summer vacation?