pass over meaning and definition

PASS OVER verb

Definition of pass over (verb)

1. bypass
   • "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible"
   • synonyms: jump, skip, skip over
2. make a passage or journey from one place to another
   • "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert"
   • synonyms: move through, pass across, pass through, transit
3. travel across or pass over
   • "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
   • synonyms: cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, track, traverse
4. fly over
   • "The plane passed over Damascus"
   • synonyms: overfly
5. rub with a circular motion
   • "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"
   • synonyms: wipe