PASS

[pʰäːs] ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 7

Definition

  1. adjective of advancing the ball by throwing it. — synonyms: passing(a), pass(a)
  2. noun (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls. — synonyms: base_on_balls, walk
  3. noun (military) a written leave of absence.
  4. noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate. — synonyms: passing_play, passing_game, passing
  5. noun the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks. — synonyms: mountain_pass, notch
  6. noun any authorization to pass or go somewhere. — synonyms: passport
  7. noun a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions. — synonyms: laissez_passer
  8. noun a flight or run by an aircraft over a target.
  9. noun a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs. — synonyms: strait, straits
  10. noun a difficult juncture. — synonyms: head, straits
  11. noun one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer).
  12. noun an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent. — synonyms: bye
  13. noun a permit to enter or leave a military installation. — synonyms: liberty_chit
  14. noun a complimentary ticket.
  15. noun a usually brief attempt. — synonyms: crack, fling, go, whirl, offer
  16. noun (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team. — synonyms: toss, flip
  17. noun success in satisfying a test or requirement. — synonyms: passing, qualifying
  18. verb go across or through.
  19. verb move past. — synonyms: travel_by, pass_by, surpass, go_past, go_by
  20. verb make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation. — synonyms: legislate
  21. verb pass by. — synonyms: elapse, lapse, slip_by, glide_by, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, go_along
  22. verb place into the hands or custody of. — synonyms: hand, reach, pass_on, turn_over, give
  23. verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope. — synonyms: run, go, lead, extend
  24. verb travel past. — synonyms: overtake, overhaul
  25. verb come to pass. — synonyms: happen, hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, fall_out, come_about, take_place
  26. verb go unchallenged. — synonyms: clear
  27. verb use up a period of time in a specific way. — synonyms: spend
  28. verb pass over, across, or through. — synonyms: guide, run, draw
  29. verb transmit information. — synonyms: communicate, pass_on, pass_along, put_across
  30. verb disappear gradually. — synonyms: evanesce, fade, blow_over, pass_off, fleet
  31. verb go successfully through a test or a selection process. — synonyms: make_it
  32. verb be superior or better than some standard. — synonyms: exceed, transcend, overstep, go_past, top
  33. verb accept or judge as acceptable.
  34. verb allow to go without comment or censure.
  35. verb transfer to another.
  36. verb pass into a specified state or condition. — synonyms: sink, lapse
  37. verb throw (a ball) to another player.
  38. verb be inherited by. — synonyms: fall, return, devolve
  39. verb cause to pass. — synonyms: make_pass
  40. verb grant authorization or clearance for. — synonyms: authorize, authorise, clear
  41. verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. — synonyms: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass_away, expire, kick_the_bucket
  42. verb eliminate from the body. — synonyms: excrete, egest, eliminate

Examples

  • “the passes of the Mississippi”
  • “My first pass at a career of writing proved unsuccessful.”
  • “I gained three passes at A-level, in mathematics, French, and English literature.”

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