Pass - Definition

adj 1: of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good
passing attack"; "a pass play" [syn: passing(a),
pass(a)] [ant: running(a)]
n 1: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who
receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on
balls" [syn: base on balls, walk, pass]
2: (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for
three days"
3: (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" [syn: pass, passing play, passing game,
passing]
4: 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" [syn: pass,
mountain pass, notch]
5: any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit
had a strict time limit" [syn: pass, passport]
6: a document indicating permission to do something without
restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes"
[syn: pass, laissez passer]
7: a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane
turned to make a second pass"
8: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs [syn:
pass, strait, straits]
9: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a
head yesterday" [syn: pass, head, straits]
10: one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was
not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
11: you advance to the next round in a tournament without
playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" [syn:
bye, pass]
12: a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had
to show his pass in order to get out" [syn: pass, liberty
chit]
13: a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family"
14: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it
a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl,
offer]
15: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of
your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: pass, toss,
flip]
16: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future
depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in
introductory chemistry" [syn: passing, pass,
qualifying] [ant: failing, flunk]
v 1: go across or through; "We passed the point where the police
car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
[syn: pass, go through, go across]
2: 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" [syn: travel by, pass
by, surpass, go past, go by, pass]
3: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation;
"They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people
spend their free time" [syn: legislate, pass]
4: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: elapse, lapse,
pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide
by, go along]
5: 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" [syn: pass, hand, reach,
pass on, turn over, give]
6: 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" [syn: run, go, pass, lead, extend]
7: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn:
pass, overtake, overhaul]
8: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place
off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed
important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off,
occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place]
9: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
[syn: pass, clear]
10: pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your
summer vacation?" [syn: spend, pass]
11: 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" [syn: guide, run,
draw, pass]
12: transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to
all employees"; "pass along the good news" [syn:
communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put
across]
13: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn:
evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet,
pass]
14: go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She
passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
[syn: pass, make it] [ant: bomb, fail, flunk,
flush it]
15: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our
expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
[syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past,
top]
16: accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the
student although he was weak" [ant: fail]
17: allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed
as if unnoticed"
18: transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house
passed under his official control"
19: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into
nirvana" [syn: sink, pass, lapse]
20: throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed"
21: 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" [syn: fall,
return, pass, devolve]
22: cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" [syn: pass,
make pass]
23: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript
for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this
slanderous biography" [syn: authorize, authorise,
pass, clear]
24: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer";
"The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went
peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of
102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass
away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's
chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop
dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be
born]
25: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn:
excrete, egest, eliminate, pass]