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Dictionary definition for the word "pass"
pass
43 definitions
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 2: (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] 3: (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days" 4: (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: passing play, passing game, passing] 5: 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: mountain pass, notch] 6: any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" [syn: passport] 7: a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes" [syn: laissez passer] 8: a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass" 11: one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass" 12: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" [syn: bye] 13: a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" [syn: liberty chit] 14: a complementary (free) ticket; "the start got passes for his family" 15: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, go, whirl, offer] 16: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: toss, flip] 17: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" [syn: passing, qualifying] [ant: failing] v 18: go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" [syn: go through, go across] 19: 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" [syn: travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by] 20: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time" [syn: legislate] 21: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: elapse, lapse, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along] 22: 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: hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give] 23: 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, lead, extend] 25: 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, fall out, come about, take place] 26: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" [syn: clear] 27: pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your summer vacation?" [syn: spend] 28: 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" [syn: guide, run, draw] 29: transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees" [syn: communicate, pass on, put across] 30: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet] 31: go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" [syn: make it] [ant: fail] 32: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, go past, top] 33: accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" [ant: fail] 34: allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed" 35: transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control" 37: 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" 38: throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed" 39: 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, devolve] 40: cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" [syn: make pass] 41: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: authorize, authorise, clear] 42: 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" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire] [ant: be born]
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