Meaning of 'pass'

noun

success in satisfying a test or requirement

Example: "Their future depended on passing that test."

Synonyms: passing qualifying

noun

(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

Example: "the pass was fumbled"

Synonyms: flip toss

noun

in baseball, an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

Example: "After taking for balls, I got a pass. "

Synonyms: base on balls walk

noun

a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

Example: "the plane turned to make a second pass"

noun

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

Example: "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"

Synonyms: passing passing play passing game

noun

a usually brief attempt

Synonyms: go crack fling whirl offer

noun

a complimentary ticket

Example: "The conference admission included a pass for any Disney theme park."

noun

a permit to enter or leave a military installation

Example: "The soldier had to show their pass in order to get off the base."

Synonyms: liberty chit

noun

a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

Example: "the media representatives had special passes"

Synonyms: laissez passer

noun

any authorization to pass or go somewhere

Example: "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"

Synonyms: passport

noun

you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

Synonyms: bye

noun

one complete cycle of operations, as by a computer

Example: "It was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass."

noun

a difficult juncture

Example: "a pretty pass"

Synonyms: head straits

noun

the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

Example: "we got through the pass before it started to snow"

Synonyms: notch mountain pass

noun

a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

Synonyms: strait straits

noun

a written leave of absence from the military

Example: "The soldier had a pass for three days."

verb

eliminate from the body

Synonyms: excrete egest eliminate

verb

come to pass

Synonyms: come hap pass off happen go on occur fall out come about take place

verb

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Synonyms: choke

verb

disappear gradually

Example: "The pain eventually passed off"

Synonyms: fleet fade pass off evanesce blow over

verb

transmit information

Synonyms: communicate pass on pass along put across

verb

grant authorization or clearance for

Synonyms: clear authorise authorize

verb

pass over, across, or through

Synonyms: draw run guide

verb

pass into a specified state or condition

Synonyms: lapse

verb

travel past

Example: "The sports car passed all the trucks"

Synonyms: overhaul overtake

verb

go across or through

Example: "We passed the point where the police car had parked"

Synonyms: go through

verb

to move past

Example: "A black limousine passed by when they looked out the window."

Synonyms: go by surpass travel by pass by go past

verb

cause to pass

Example: "I passed the plates around to my guests so that they could start serving themselves."

Synonyms: make pass

verb

pass by

Synonyms: lapse

verb

transfer to another

Synonyms: communicate convey transmit

verb

be inherited by

Synonyms: return

verb

place into the hands or custody of

Synonyms: reach hand give pass on turn over

verb

throw (a ball) to another player

Example: "Smith passed"

verb

allow to go without comment or censure

Example: "the insult passed as if unnoticed"

verb

make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

Example: "They passed the amendment"

Synonyms: legislate

verb

go unchallenged

Synonyms: clear

verb

accept or judge as acceptable

Example: "The teacher passed the student despite the weakness the student presented."

verb

go successfully through a test or a selection process

Example: "They passed the state bar and can practice law now."

Synonyms: make it

verb

be superior or better than some standard

Synonyms: top exceed go past overstep transcend

verb

stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope

Synonyms: go run lead extend

verb

pass time in a specific way

Synonyms: spend

adjective

of advancing the ball by throwing it

Synonyms: passing