pass
adj : (football) 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 picher for a base on balls"
[syn: {base on balls}, {walk}]
2: (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for
three days"
3: a football 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}]
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: {mountain
pass}, {notch}]
5: any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to
visit had a strict time limit" [syn: {passport}]
6: a document indicating permission to do something without
restrictions; "the media representatives had special
passes" [syn: {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: {strait},
{straits}]
9: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a
head yesterday" [syn: {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}]
12: a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had
to show his pass in order to get out" [syn: {liberty chit}]
13: a complementary (free) ticket; "the start 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}, {whirl}, {offer}]
15: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of
your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: {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}, {qualifying}]
[ant: {failing}]
v 1: 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}]
2: 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}]
3: make laws, bills, etc.: "They passed the amendment" [syn: {legislate}]
4: pass by, as of time [syn: {elapse}, {lapse}, {slip by}, {glide
by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide by}, {go along}]
5: place into the hands or custody of; "Turn the files over to
me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
[syn: {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}, {lead}, {extend}]
7: travel past, as of a vehicle; "The sports car passed all the
trucks" " [syn: {overtake}, {overhaul}]
8: come to pass; occur: "What is happening?"; "The meeting took
place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that
seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass
off}, {occur}, {come about}, {take place}]
9: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
[syn: {clear}]
10: pass in a specific way; as of time [syn: {spend}]
11: guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her
naked body." "She ran her fingers along the carved
figurine." [syn: {guide}, {run}]
12: let know; pass information on (to someone); "Please
communicate this message to all employees" [syn: {communicate},
{pass on}, {put across}]
13: disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example; "The pain
eventually passed off" [syn: {evanesce}, {fade}, {blow
over}, {pass off}, {fleet}]
14: pass a test or a screening, for example
15: go beyond; "She exceeded out expectations" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend},
{overstep}, {go past}, {top}]
16: accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the
student although we 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}, {lapse}]
20: get a passing grade in an exams [syn: {nail}, {make it}]
[ant: {fail}]
21: throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed"
22: 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}]
23: cause to pass: "She passed around the plates" [syn: {make
pass}]
24: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript
fpr publication" [syn: {authorize}, {authorise}, {clear}]
25: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: {excrete},
{egest}, {eliminate}]