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Adjective
- of advancing the ball by throwing it
- a team with a good passing attack
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- (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
- (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
Verb
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- The children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
- The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
- 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
- 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
- pass into a specified state or condition
- 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 successfully through a test or a selection process
- She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now
- disappear gradually
- The pain eventually passed off
- transmit information
- Please communicate this message to all employees
- 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
- The meeting took place off without an incidence
- Nothing occurred that seemed important
- 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
- 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
- go across or through
- We passed the point where the police car had parked
- A terrible thought went through his mind