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pass

• (a) of advancing the ball by throwing it
  • a team with a good passing attack
  • a pass play
  passing,

Nouns

• (n) (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
  • he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
  base on balls, walk,
• (n) (military) a written leave of absence
  • he had a pass for three days
• (n) (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
  passing, passing game, passing play,
• (n) 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
  mountain pass, notch,
• (n) any authorization to pass or go somewhere
  • the pass to visit had a strict time limit
  passport,
• (n) a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
  • the media representatives had special passes
  laissez passer,
• (n) a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
  • the plane turned to make a second pass
• (n) a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs straits, strait,
• (n) a difficult juncture
  • a pretty pass
  • matters came to a head yesterday
  straits, head,
• (n) one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
  • it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass
• (n) you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
  • he had a bye in the first round
  bye,
• (n) a permit to enter or leave a military installation
  • he had to show his pass in order to get out
  liberty chit,
• (n) a complimentary ticket
  • the star got passes for his family
• (n) a usually brief attempt
  • he took a crack at it
  • I gave it a whirl
  fling, go, offer, whirl, crack,
• (n) (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
  • the pass was fumbled
  toss, flip,
• (n) success in satisfying a test or requirement
  • his future depended on his passing that test
  • he got a pass in introductory chemistry
  qualifying, passing,

Verbs

• (v) go across or through
  • We passed the point where the police car had parked
  • A terrible thought went through his mind
  go across, go through,
• (v) 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 past, pass by, travel by, go by, surpass,
• (v) make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
  • They passed the amendment
  • We cannot legislate how people spend their free time
  legislate,
• (v) pass by
  • three years elapsed
  elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, lapse,
• (v) 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
  hand, pass on, turn over, reach, give,
• (v) 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
  extend, run, lead, go,
• (v) travel past
  • The sports car passed all the trucks
  overhaul, overtake,
• (v) come to pass
  • What is happening?
  • The meeting took place off without an incidence
  • Nothing occurred that seemed important
  come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off,
• (v) go unchallenged; be approved
  • The bill cleared the House
  clear,
• (v) pass time in a specific way
  • how are you spending your summer vacation?
  spend,
• (v) 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
  guide, run, draw,
• (v) transmit information
  • Please communicate this message to all employees
  • pass along the good news
  communicate, pass along, put across, pass on,
• (v) disappear gradually
  • The pain eventually passed off
  blow over, evanesce, fleet, fade, pass off,
• (v) go successfully through a test or a selection process
  • She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now
  make it,
• (v) be superior or better than some standard
  • She exceeded our expectations
  • She topped her performance of last year
  top, exceed, go past, overstep, transcend,
• (v) accept or judge as acceptable
  • The teacher passed the student although he was weak
• (v) allow to go without comment or censure
  • the insult passed as if unnoticed
• (v) transfer to another; of rights or property
  • Our house passed under his official control
• (v) pass into a specified state or condition
  • He sank into nirvana
  lapse, sink,
• (v) throw (a ball) to another player
  • Smith passed
• (v) 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
  devolve, return, fall,
• (v) cause to pass
  • She passed around the plates
  make pass,
• (v) grant authorization or clearance for
  • Clear the manuscript for publication
  • The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
  authorize, authorise, clear,
• (v) 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
  buy the farm, cash in one's chips, croak, decease, die, drop dead, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, pop off, conk, exit, choke, go,
• (v) eliminate from the body
  • Pass a kidney stone
  egest, excrete, eliminate,

Synonyms

base on balls walk go across go through passing go past pass by travel by go by surpass passing game passing play legislate mountain pass notch elapse glide by slide by slip by slip away go along lapse passport hand pass on turn over reach give laissez passer extend run lead go overhaul overtake come about hap happen occur take place go on fall out pass off straits strait head clear spend bye guide draw liberty chit communicate pass along put across blow over evanesce fleet fade fling offer whirl crack make it top exceed overstep transcend toss flip qualifying sink devolve return fall make pass authorize authorise buy the farm cash in one's chips croak decease die drop dead give-up the ghost kick the bucket pass away perish snuff it expire pop off conk exit choke egest excrete eliminate

Antonyms

running flunk flush it bomb fail failing be born

See also

pass over skip skip over jump move through pass across pass through transit cross cut across cut through get over traverse get across track cover relegate pass on submit impart give leave communicate pass along put across hand out give out pass out distribute hand down fork out fork over fork up hand over turn in deliver render line run along extend to reach touch wipe disseminate circulate pass around broadcast circularise diffuse circularize spread disperse propagate die off die out die back die down

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