Pass

Definitions from Wordnet 2.0

• 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; "the pass was fumbled"
• (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
• a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass"
• (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"
• a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
• a complementary (free) ticket; "the start 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"
• 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"
• 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; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
• 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"
• a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
• (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days"
• eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
• come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
• pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"
• disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
• transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"
• grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
• guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
• pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into Nirvana"
• travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
• go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
• pass by; "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"
• cause to pass; "She passed around the plates"
• pass by; "three years elapsed"
• transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control"
• 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"
• 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"
• throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed"
• allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
• make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people''s spend their free time"
• go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
• accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
• go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
• go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
• 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 ex
• pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?"
• be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one''s own ancestry or background; "He could pass as his twin brother"; "She passed as a White woman even though her grandfather was Black"

Definitions from Wiktionary

• (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" ,
• (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days" ,
• (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" ,
• 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" ,
• any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" ,
• a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes" ,
• a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass" ,
• a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs ,
• a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" , 10. one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass" , 1
• you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" , 1
• a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" , 1
• a complementary (free) ticket; "the star got passes for his family" , 1
• a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" , 1
• (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" , 1
• success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"

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