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  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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Examples of pass
  • "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"
  • "his future depended on his passing that test"
  • "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
  • "a team with a good passing attack"
  • "a pass play"
  • "the media representatives had special passes"
  • "She passed around the plates"
  • "pass along the good news"
  • "the pass was fumbled"
  • "They passed the amendment"
  • "a pretty pass"
  • "he had to show his pass in order to get out"
  • "The sports car passed all the trucks"
  • "The pain eventually passed off"
  • "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
  • "we got through the pass before it started to snow"
  • "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
  • "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
  • "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
  • "the star got passes for his family"
  • "the plane turned to make a second pass"
  • "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
  • "We passed the point where the police car had parked"
  • "he had a pass for three days"
  • "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
  • "Smith passed"
  • "Our house passed under his official control"
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