pass
adj : 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 pitcher 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: (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}]
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. or bring into effect by legislation;
"They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how
people's spend their free time" [syn: {legislate}]
4: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: {elapse}, {lapse}, {slip
by}, {glide by}, {slip away}, {go by}, {slide by}, {go
along}]
5: 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}]
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; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn: {overtake},
{overhaul}]
8: 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}]
9: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
[syn: {clear}]
10: pass (time) in a specific way; "How are you spending your
summer vacation?" [syn: {spend}]
11: 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}]
12: transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to
all employees" [syn: {communicate}, {pass on}, {put
across}]
13: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn:
{evanesce}, {fade}, {blow over}, {pass off}, {fleet}]
14: 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}]
15: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her
performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {overstep},
{go past}, {top}]
16: accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the
student although he 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: 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"
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
for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this
slanderous biography" [syn: {authorize}, {authorise}, {clear}]
25: 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}]
26: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: {excrete},
{egest}, {eliminate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
