pass meaning and definition

PASS noun

Definition of pass (noun)

1. (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
   • "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: passing, passing game, passing play
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"
   • synonyms: mountain pass, notch
5. any authorization to pass or go somewhere
   • "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
   • synonyms: passport
6. a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
   • "the media representatives had special passes"
   • synonyms: 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
   • synonyms: strait, straits
9. a difficult juncture
   • "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
   • synonyms: 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"
    • synonyms: bye
12. a permit to enter or leave a military installation
    • "he had to show his pass in order to get out"
    • synonyms: liberty chit
13. a complimentary ticket
    • "the star got passes for his family"
14. a usually brief attempt
    • "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
    • synonyms: crack, fling, go, offer, whirl
15. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
    • "the pass was fumbled"
    • synonyms: flip, toss
16. success in satisfying a test or requirement
    • "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
    • synonyms: passing, qualifying
    • antonym: failing

PASS verb

Definition of pass (verb)

1. go across or through
   • "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
   • synonyms: go across, go through
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"
   • synonyms: go by, go past, pass by, surpass, travel by
3. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
   • "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
   • synonyms: legislate
4. pass by
   • "three years elapsed"
   • synonyms: elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, slide by, slip away, slip by
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"
   • synonyms: give, hand, pass on, reach, turn over
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"
   • synonyms: extend, go, lead, run
7. travel past
   • "The sports car passed all the trucks"
   • synonyms: overhaul, overtake
8. come to pass
   • "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
   • synonyms: come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass off, take place
9. go unchallenged; be approved
   • "The bill cleared the House"
   • synonyms: clear
10. pass time in a specific way
    • "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
    • synonyms: spend
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"
    • synonyms: draw, guide, run
12. transmit information
    • "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
    • synonyms: communicate, pass along, pass on, put across
13. disappear gradually
    • "The pain eventually passed off"
    • synonyms: blow over, evanesce, fade, fleet, pass off
14. go successfully through a test or a selection process
    • "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
    • synonyms: make it
    • antonym: bomb
15. be superior or better than some standard
    • "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
    • synonyms: exceed, go past, overstep, top, transcend
16. accept or judge as acceptable
    • "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
    • antonym: 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"
    • synonyms: lapse, sink
20. throw (a ball) to another player
    • "Smith passed"
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"
    • synonyms: devolve, fall, return
22. cause to pass
    • "She passed around the plates"
    • synonyms: make pass
23. grant authorization or clearance for
    • "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
    • synonyms: authorise, authorize, 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"
    • synonyms: buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it
    • antonym: be born
25. eliminate from the body
    • "Pass a kidney stone"
    • synonyms: egest, eliminate, excrete

PASS adjective

Definition of pass (adjective)

1. of advancing the ball by throwing it
   • "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"
   • synonyms: passing
   • antonym: running