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pass

noun
  1. success in satisfying a test or requirement
    “Their future depended on passing that test.”
    passingqualifying
  2. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
    “the pass was fumbled”
    fliptoss
  3. in baseball, an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
    “After taking for balls, I got a pass.”
    base on ballswalk
  4. a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
    “the plane turned to make a second pass”
  5. (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”
    passingpassing playpassing game
  6. a usually brief attempt
    gocrackflingwhirloffer
  7. a complimentary ticket
    “The conference admission included a pass for any Disney theme park.”
  8. a permit to enter or leave a military installation
    “The soldier had to show their pass in order to get off the base.”
    liberty chit
  9. a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
    “the media representatives had special passes”
    laissez passer
  10. any authorization to pass or go somewhere
    “the pass to visit had a strict time limit”
    passport
  11. you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
    bye
  12. one complete cycle of operations, as by a computer
    “It was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass.”
  13. a difficult juncture
    “a pretty pass”
    headstraits
  14. 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”
    notchmountain pass
  15. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
    straitstraits
  16. a written leave of absence from the military
    “The soldier had a pass for three days.”
verb
  1. eliminate from the body
    excreteegesteliminate
  2. come to pass
    comehappass offhappengo onoccurfall outcome abouttake place
  3. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    choke
  4. disappear gradually
    “The pain eventually passed off”
    fleetfadepass offevanesceblow over
  5. transmit information
    communicatepass onpass alongput across
  6. grant authorization or clearance for
    clearauthoriseauthorize
  7. pass over, across, or through
    drawrunguide
  8. pass into a specified state or condition
    lapse
  9. travel past
    “The sports car passed all the trucks”
    overhaulovertake
  10. go across or through
    “We passed the point where the police car had parked”
    go through
  11. to move past
    “A black limousine passed by when they looked out the window.”
    go bysurpasstravel bypass bygo past
  12. cause to pass
    “I passed the plates around to my guests so that they could start serving themselves.”
    make pass
  13. pass by
    lapse
  14. transfer to another
    communicateconveytransmit
  15. be inherited by
    return
  16. place into the hands or custody of
    reachhandgivepass onturn over
  17. throw (a ball) to another player
    “Smith passed”
  18. allow to go without comment or censure
    “the insult passed as if unnoticed”
  19. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
    “They passed the amendment”
    legislate
  20. go unchallenged
    clear
  21. accept or judge as acceptable
    “The teacher passed the student despite the weakness the student presented.”
  22. go successfully through a test or a selection process
    “They passed the state bar and can practice law now.”
    make it
  23. be superior or better than some standard
    topexceedgo pastoversteptranscend
  24. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
    gorunleadextend
  25. pass time in a specific way
    spend
adjective
  1. of advancing the ball by throwing it
    passing