pass /pæs/
1. (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
synset: base_on_balls, walk, pass
2. (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days"
synset: pass
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"
synset: pass, 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"
synset: pass, mountain_pass, notch
5. any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
6. a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes"
synset: pass, laissez_passer
7. a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass"
synset: pass
8. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
9. a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
10. one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
synset: pass
11. an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"
12. a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out"
synset: pass, liberty_chit
13. a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family"
synset: pass
14. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
synset: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
15. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
16. success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
synset: passing, pass, qualifying
1. go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
synset: pass
2. 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"
synset: travel_by, pass_by, surpass, go_past, go_by, pass
3. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
4. pass by; "three years elapsed"
synset: elapse, lapse, pass, 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"
synset: pass, 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"
synset: run, go, pass, lead, extend
7. travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
synset: pass, overtake, overhaul
8. come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
synset: happen, hap, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place
9. go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
10. use up a period of time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
11. 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"
synset: guide, run, draw, pass
12. transmit information; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
synset: communicate, pass_on, pass, pass_along, put_across
13. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
synset: evanesce, fade, blow_over, pass_off, fleet, pass
14. go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
antonym: fail, flunk, bomb, flush_it
15. be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
synset: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go_past, top
16. accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
synset: pass
17. allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
synset: pass
18. transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control"
synset: pass
19. pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"
20. throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed"
synset: pass
21. 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"
synset: fall, return, pass, devolve
22. cause to pass; "She passed around the plates"
23. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
synset: authorize, authorise, pass, clear
24. 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"
synset: 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
25. eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
synset: excrete, egest, eliminate, pass
1. of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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