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Definitions of pass
  1. verb
    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"
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  2. verb
    eliminate from the body

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  3. verb
    grant authorization or clearance for
  4. noun
    a usually brief attempt

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  5. noun
    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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  6. verb
    come to pass
  7. adjective
    of advancing the ball by throwing it
    "a team with a good passing attack" "a pass play"

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  8. verb
    pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
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  9. noun
    a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
    "the media representatives had special passes"

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  10. verb
    cause to pass
    "She passed around the plates"

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  11. verb
    be superior or better than some standard
  12. verb
    transmit information
    "pass along the good news"
  13. verb
    go unchallenged; be approved

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  14. verb
    pass over, across, or through

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  15. verb
    place into the hands or custody of
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  16. noun
    (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
    "the pass was fumbled"

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  17. verb
    pass into a specified state or condition

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  18. verb
    make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
    "They passed the amendment"

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  19. noun
    a difficult juncture
    "a pretty pass"

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  20. verb
    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

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    be
  21. noun
    a permit to enter or leave a military installation
    "he had to show his pass in order to get out"

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  22. verb
    pass by
  23. noun
    a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

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  24. verb
    travel past
    "The sports car passed all the trucks"

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  25. verb
    disappear gradually
    "The pain eventually passed off"
  26. noun
    (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"
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  27. noun
    (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

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  28. noun
    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"

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  29. noun
    an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

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    bye
  30. verb
    go successfully through a test or a selection process
    "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"

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  31. verb
    be inherited by

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  32. verb
    use up a period of time in a specific way

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  33. noun
    any authorization to pass or go somewhere
    "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"

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  34. verb
    accept or judge as acceptable
    "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
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  35. noun
    a complimentary ticket
    "the star got passes for his family"
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  36. noun
    a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
    "the plane turned to make a second pass"
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  37. verb
    allow to go without comment or censure
    "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
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  38. verb
    go across or through
    "We passed the point where the police car had parked"
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  39. noun
    (military) a written leave of absence
    "he had a pass for three days"
  40. noun
    one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
    "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
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  41. verb
    throw (a ball) to another player
    "Smith passed"
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  42. verb
    transfer to another; of rights or property
    "Our house passed under his official control"
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Definition that contains pass
  • go pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  • go pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
  • feel pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
  • die pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  • run pass over, across, or through
  • turn pass to the other side of
  • turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
  • cut pass directly and often in haste
  • cut pass through or across
  • clear pass by, over, or under without making contact
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