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pass
(p/&/s )

adjective (a)

  • of advancing the ball by throwing it(adj.all)
    Example:
    A team with a good passing attack.
    A pass play.
    Synonym:
    passing
    Antonym:
    running
    source: wordnet30

noun (n)

  • (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    base on balls, walk
    source: wordnet30
  • (military) a written leave of absence(noun.time)
    Example:
    He had a pass for three days.
    source: wordnet30
  • (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate(noun.act)
    Example:
    The coach sent in a passing play on third and long.
    Synonym:
    passing, passing game, passing play
    source: wordnet30
  • the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks(noun.object)
    Example:
    We got through the pass before it started to snow.
    Synonym:
    mountain pass, notch
    source: wordnet30
  • any authorization to pass or go somewhere(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The pass to visit had a strict time limit.
    Synonym:
    passport
    source: wordnet30
  • a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The media representatives had special passes.
    Synonym:
    laissez passer
    source: wordnet30
  • a flight or run by an aircraft over a target(noun.act)
    Example:
    The plane turned to make a second pass.
    source: wordnet30
  • a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    strait, straits
    source: wordnet30
  • a difficult juncture(noun.event)
    Example:
    A pretty pass.
    Synonym:
    head, straits
    source: wordnet30
  • one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)(noun.event)
    Example:
    It was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass.
    source: wordnet30
  • you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    bye
    source: wordnet30
  • a permit to enter or leave a military installation(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He had to show his pass in order to get out.
    Synonym:
    liberty chit
    source: wordnet30
  • a complimentary ticket(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The star got passes for his family.
    source: wordnet30
  • a usually brief attempt(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    crack, fling, go, offer, whirl
    source: wordnet30
  • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team(noun.act)
    Example:
    The pass was fumbled.
    Synonym:
    flip, toss
    source: wordnet30
  • success in satisfying a test or requirement(noun.act)
    Example:
    His future depended on his passing that test.
    He got a pass in introductory chemistry.
    Synonym:
    passing, qualifying
    Antonym:
    failing, flunk
    source: wordnet30
  • An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a mountain pass.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • In football, hockey, etc., a transfer of the ball, etc., to another player of one's side, usually at some distance.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • go across or through(verb.motion)
    Example:
    We passed the point where the police car had parked.
    Synonym:
    go across, go through
    source: wordnet30
  • move past(verb.motion)
    Example:
    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.
    Synonym:
    go by, go past, pass by, surpass, travel by
    source: wordnet30
  • make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation(verb.social)
    Example:
    They passed the amendment.
    Synonym:
    legislate
    source: wordnet30
  • pass by(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, slide by, slip away, slip by
    source: wordnet30
  • place into the hands or custody of(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    give, hand, pass on, reach, turn over
    source: wordnet30
  • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    extend, go, lead, run
    source: wordnet30
  • travel past(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The sports car passed all the trucks.
    Synonym:
    overhaul, overtake
    source: wordnet30
  • come to pass(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass off, take place
    source: wordnet30
  • go unchallenged; be approved(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    clear
    source: wordnet30
  • pass time in a specific way(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    spend
    source: wordnet30
  • pass over, across, or through(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    draw, guide, run
    source: wordnet30
  • transmit information(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Pass along the good news.
    Synonym:
    communicate, pass along, pass on, put across
    source: wordnet30
  • disappear gradually(verb.change)
    Example:
    The pain eventually passed off.
    Synonym:
    blow over, evanesce, fade, fleet, pass off
    source: wordnet30
  • go successfully through a test or a selection process(verb.social)
    Example:
    She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now.
    Synonym:
    make it
    Antonym:
    bomb, fail, flunk, flush it
    source: wordnet30
  • be superior or better than some standard(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    exceed, go past, overstep, top, transcend
    source: wordnet30
  • accept or judge as acceptable(verb.social)
    Example:
    The teacher passed the student although he was weak.
    Antonym:
    fail
    source: wordnet30
  • allow to go without comment or censure(verb.social)
    Example:
    The insult passed as if unnoticed.
    source: wordnet30
  • transfer to another; of rights or property(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Our house passed under his official control.
    source: wordnet30
  • pass into a specified state or condition(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    lapse, sink
    source: wordnet30
  • throw (a ball) to another player(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Smith passed.
    source: wordnet30
  • be inherited by(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    devolve, fall, return
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to pass(verb.motion)
    Example:
    She passed around the plates.
    Synonym:
    make pass
    source: wordnet30
  • grant authorization or clearance for(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    authorise, authorize, clear
    source: wordnet30
  • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life(verb.change)
    Antonym:
    be born
    source: wordnet30
  • eliminate from the body(verb.body)
    Example:
    Pass a kidney stone.
    Synonym:
    egest, eliminate, excrete
    source: wordnet30
  • To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in, etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the field, beyond the border, etc.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a boundary, etc.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • In football, hockey, etc., to make pass; to transfer the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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