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passing
('p/&/s/I//N/ )

adjective (a)

  • of advancing the ball by throwing it(adj.all)
    Example:
    A team with a good passing attack.
    Synonym:
    pass
    Antonym:
    running
    source: wordnet30
  • Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • (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:
    pass, passing game, passing play
    source: wordnet30
  • euphemistic expressions for death(noun.event)
    Example:
    Thousands mourned his passing.
    Synonym:
    departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, release
    source: wordnet30
  • the motion of one object relative to another(noun.event)
    Example:
    Stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets.
    Synonym:
    passage
    source: wordnet30
  • the end of something(noun.event)
    Example:
    The passing of winter.
    source: wordnet30
  • a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another(noun.act)
    Example:
    The passing of flatus.
    source: wordnet30
  • going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it(noun.act)
    Example:
    She drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me.
    Synonym:
    overtaking
    source: wordnet30
  • success in satisfying a test or requirement(noun.act)
    Example:
    His future depended on his passing that test.
    Synonym:
    pass, qualifying
    Antonym:
    failing, flunk
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • to an extreme degree(adv.all)
    Synonym:
    exceedingly, extremely, screamingly, super
    source: wordnet30
  • Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • lasting a very short time(adj.all)
    Example:
    A passing fancy.
    Synonym:
    ephemeral, fugacious, short-lived, transient, transitory
    source: wordnet30
  • allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily(adj.all)
    Example:
    A passing grade.
    source: wordnet30
  • hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough(adj.all)
    Example:
    A passing glance.
    Synonym:
    casual, cursory, perfunctory
    source: wordnet30
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