Definition of Pass

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"
    - liberty chit
  • 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"
    - laissez passer
  • 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"
    - mountain pass
  • (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 play - passing game
  • (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"
    - 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"
    - pass away - kick the bucket - cash in one's chips - buy the farm - give up the ghost - drop dead - pop off - snuff it
  • 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"
    - make pass
  • 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 past
  • go successfully through a test or a selection process
    "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
    - make it
  • disappear gradually
    "The pain eventually passed off"
    - blow over - pass off
  • transmit information
    "Please communicate this message to all employees"
    "pass along the good news"
    - pass on - pass along - put across
  • 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"
    - go on - pass off - fall out - come about - take place
  • 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 on - turn over
  • pass by
    "three years elapsed"
    - slip by - glide by - slip away - go by - slide by - go along
  • 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"
    - travel by - pass by - go past - go by
  • go across or through
    "We passed the point where the police car had parked"
    "A terrible thought went through his mind"
    - go through - go across

Adjective

  • of advancing the ball by throwing it
    "a team with a good passing attack"
    "a pass play"
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Unscramble pass

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