pass (
http://definr.com/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 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: 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; "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; "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; as of emotions, for example; "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 out 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" [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]