"passes" in the noun sense
1. base on balls, walk, pass
baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
"he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
2. pass
military) a written leave of absence
"he had a pass for three days"
3. pass, passing play, passing game, passing
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"
4. pass, mountain pass, notch
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"
5. pass, passport
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
"the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
6. pass, laissez passer
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
"the media representatives had special passes"
7. pass
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
"the plane turned to make a second pass"
8. pass, strait, straits
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
9. pass, head, straits
a difficult juncture
"a pretty pass"
"matters came to a head yesterday"
10. pass
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer
"it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
11. bye, pass
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
"he had a bye in the first round"
12. pass, liberty chit
a permit to enter or leave a military installation
"he had to show his pass in order to get out"
13. pass
a complimentary ticket
"the star got passes for his family"
14. crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
a usually brief attempt
"he took a crack at it"
"I gave it a whirl"
15. pass, toss, flip
sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
"the pass was fumbled"
16. passing, pass, qualifying
success in satisfying a test or requirement
"his future depended on his passing that test"
"he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
"passes" in the verb sense
1. pass
go across or through
"We passed the point where the police car had parked"
"A terrible thought went through his mind"
2. travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
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"
3. legislate, pass
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
"They passed the amendment"
"We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
4. elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along
pass by
"three years elapsed"
5. pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
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"
6. run, go, pass, lead, extend
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"
7. pass, overtake, overhaul
travel past
"The sports car passed all the trucks"
8. happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
come to pass
"What is happening?"
"The meeting took place off without an incidence"
"Nothing occurred that seemed important"
9. pass, clear
go unchallenged be approved
"The bill cleared the House"
10. spend, pass
use up a period of time in a specific way
"how are you spending your summer vacation?"
11. guide, run, draw, pass
pass over, across, or through
"He ran his eyes over her body"
"She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"
"He drew her hair through his fingers"
12. communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
transmit information
"Please communicate this message to all employees"
"pass along the good news"
13. evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass
disappear gradually
"The pain eventually passed off"
14. pass, make it
go successfully through a test or a selection process
"She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
15. exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top
be superior or better than some standard
"She exceeded our expectations"
"She topped her performance of last year"
16. pass
accept or judge as acceptable
"The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
17. pass
allow to go without comment or censure
"the insult passed as if unnoticed"
18. pass
transfer to another of rights or property
"Our house passed under his official control"
19. sink, pass, lapse
pass into a specified state or condition
"He sank into nirvana"
20. pass
throw (a ball) to another player
"Smith passed"
21. fall, return, pass, devolve
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"
22. pass, make pass
cause to pass
"She passed around the plates"
23. authorize, authorise, pass, clear
grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication"
"The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
24. die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
"She died from cancer"
"The children perished in the fire"
"The patient went peacefully"
"The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
25. excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
eliminate from the body
"Pass a kidney stone"
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