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1. pass [ v ] go across or through
Examples: "We passed the point where the police car had parked" "A terrible thought went through his mind"

Used in print:

(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)

The real question was how one passed from anti-Semitism of_this sort to murder , and the answer to this question is not to be found in anti-Semitism itself .

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

I have no picture in my mind of the garden as_a_whole - that I could not see - but certain aspects of certain corners linger in the memory : wind-blown , frost-bitten , white chrysanthemums beneath a window , with their brittle brown leaves and their sharp scent of November ; ripe pears lying in long grass , to be turned_over by a dusty slippered foot , cautiously , lest bees still worked in the ragged , brown edged holes ; hot colored verbenas in the corner between the dining-room wall and the side porch , where we passed on_our_way to the pump with the half gourd tied to it as a cup by my grandmother for our childish pleasure in drinking from it .

(Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)

The student of ideas and their place in history will always be concerned with the patterns of transition , which are at_the_same_time patterns of transformation , whereby ideas pass from one area of activity to another .

(1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)

The fast opening of the shutter consists_of a piece of aluminum_foil ( approximately * * f ) placed directly in_front of the camera_lens so that no light may pass into the camera .

During the discharge the magnetic_forces set_up by the passage of current cause the edges of the foil to roll inward toward its center_line , thus allowing light to pass into the camera .

Synonyms pass go_across go_through Related Terms travel traverse transit make_one's_way make break_through infiltrate fumble transgress cycle run crash cut squeak_by muscle negociate lock traverse transit jump

2. pass [ v ] pass by
Examples: "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"

Used in print:

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

Samples zoomed into closeup range in regular succession , like telephone_poles passing on the highway , while representative music reinforced the mood of the late teens and 1920 's .

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

The Catholics had the largest cemetery , near the Neversink_River where Main_Street ran south ; Stevie whistled when he passed these alien grounds .

(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)

At_the_same_time he started walking the streets , peering at the people passing or shopping_at the stalls , storing up fresh impressions of what they looked_like , how they moved .

Synonyms pass go_by pass_by go_past surpass travel_by Related Terms travel fly_by zip_by skirt run_by passerby

3. pass [ v ] make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
Examples: "They passed the amendment" "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time"

Used in print:

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

Fulton legislators `` work with city officials to pass enabling_legislation that will permit the establishment of a fair and equitable '' pension plan for city employes .

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

The House passed finally , and sent to the Senate , a bill extending the State_Health_Department 's authority to give planning assistance to cities .

The Senate quickly whipped_through its meager fare of House bills approved by committees , passing the three on the calendar .

Without dissent , senators passed a bill by Sen._A._R._Schwartz of Galveston authorizing establishment in the future of a school for the mentally_retarded in the Gulf_Coast district .

Two tax revision bills were passed .

Synonyms pass legislate Related Terms ordain legislator enactment legislation

4. pass [ v ] pass by, as of time

Used in print:

(Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)

The reason and the day of `` grandfather_clauses '' has long_since passed .

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

During the month of November hardly_a day passed when there was not some mention of John_Brown in the Rhode_Island newspapers .

(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)

I looked_for Jessica to materialize out of the clogging , curdling crowd and , as the time passed and I waited , a fiend came_to_life beside me and whispered in my ear : How was I planning to greet Jessica ?

Synonyms pass go_by elapse go_along slip_away slide_by glide_by slip_by lapse Related Terms advance fly lapse

5. pass [ v ] place into the hands or custody of
Examples: "hand me the spoon, please" "Turn the files over to me, please" "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

Used in print:

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

They passed the marmalade , the bread , the black-market butter , back_and_forth .

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

Watson supported the man to the edge of the bank and passed the frail figure over the bow of the nearest skiff .

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

`` And who is this '' ? he asked , when she passed him a glass .

Synonyms hand pass give turn_over pass_on reach Related Terms transfer give release entrust hand_over entrust deal slip impart communicate hand_over give_away relegate pass_on hand_down hand passage

6. pass [ v ] be a forerunner of or occur earlier than, as in
Examples: : "This composition anticipates Impressionism"

Synonyms happen take_place go_on pass come_about anticipate pass_off fall_out hap occur Related Terms happen come happen work turn_out proceed happen arise recur concur develop befall fall fall chance go_off anticipate intervene break give transpire supervene break come_around synchronize happening hap

7. pass [ v ] travel past, as of a vehicle
Examples: "The sports car passed all the trucks" "

Used in print:

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

Very small particles , however , in a size range of 1 to 4 microns in diameter are capable of passing these impinging barriers and entering the alveolar_bed of the lungs .

(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)

They stayed with a rancher Friday night and by eleven o'clock Saturday morning passed the old Garnett_Lee ranch .

There were three houses in Salyer_'s_Canyon just at the foot of a low bluff , the road winding along the top , entering above , and_then passing down in_front_of the houses , thence to the Vermejo .

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Clumps of brush that they passed were so many enchained demons straining in anger to tear and gnaw on his bones .

(Howard Fast, April Morning....)

The front of their column had already passed us , when another officer came riding down the side of the road , not five paces from where we were .

Synonyms pass overtake overhaul Related Terms advance get_by clear passing

8. pass [ v ] stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Examples: "Service runs all the way to Cranbury" "His knowledge doesn't go very far" "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"

Used in print:

(Los Angeles Times...)

Make_sure that the metal tube through which the wire passes is in the shape of an inverted `` L '' , the foot of the `` L '' about three inches long , so_that the puppet can hang directly under the light .

(C. R. Wylie, Jr. "Line involutions in S3 whose...)

A general line l meets Q in two points , * * f and * * f , through each of_which passes a unique generator of the regulus , * * f , whose lines are simple secants of \ g .

The order of_this congruence is * * f , since * * f secants of a curve of symbol ( a , b ) on a quadric surface pass through an arbitrary point .

Now the only way in_which all curves of the image family of * * f can pass through a fixed point is to have a generator of * * f which is not a secant but a tangent of \ g , for then any point on such a generator will be transformed into the point of tangency .

Moreover , in_this involution there is a cone of invariant lines of order * * f , namely the cone of secants of \ g which pass through P .

Synonyms run extend lead go pass Related Terms be come go_far radiate reach line range

9. pass [ v ] come to pass
Examples: "What is happening?" "The meeting took place off without an incidence" "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

Used in print:

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

Many years have passed since a Metropolitan audience heard anything comparable .

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

On the street outside , Hieronymus envisions a holocaust of the vanities of this world , such a burning of artistic and erotic productions as his namesake actually brought to pass in Florence , and prophetically he issues his curse : `` Gladius_Dei super terram cito et velociter '' .

Synonyms happen occur take_place go_on pass come_about pass_off hap Related Terms come anticipate happen work turn_out proceed happen arise recur concur develop befall fall fall chance go_off synchronize break give supervene come_around transpire break

10. pass [ n ] (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
Examples: "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"

Used in print:

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

His statistical record that year , when Texas won only one game and lost nine , was far from impressive : he carried the ball three times for a net gain of 10 yards , punted once for 39 yards and caught one pass for 13 yards .

One was on a fourth down screen_pass from the Mustang 21 after an incomplete pass into Gannon 's territory .

The Texans won the game through ball control , with Quarterback Cotton_Davidson throwing only 17 passes .

Completing 12 of 15 passes for 174 yards , the Aggies had a total offense of 361 yards .

A+M has the best defense against passes , 34.7 yards per game .

Synonyms pass walk base_on_balls Related Terms accomplishment baseball

11. pass [ v ] go unchallenged; be approved
Examples: "The bill cleared the House"

Used in print:

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

A similar resolution passed in the Senate by a vote of 29 - 5 .

Barber , who is in his 13th year as a legislator , said there `` are some members of our congressional delegation in Washington who would_like to see it ( the resolution ) passed '' .

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

When the shouting ended , the bill passed , 114 to 4 , sending it to the Senate , where a similar proposal is being sponsored by Sen._George_Parkhouse of Dallas .

Synonyms pass clear Related Terms succeed clear

12. pass [ n ] (military) a written leave of absence
Examples: "he had a pass for three days"

Used in print:

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

The Colonel ordered that it be wiped_out , and I suggested , ' You ask for volunteers , and promise each man on the patrol a quart of whisky , ten dollars and a week-end pass to Davao ' .

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

Watson had given his name and asked for a safe-conduct pass .

If my pass is approved , I may be a half_hour .

Synonyms pass Related Terms leave military

13. pass [ v ] transmit information
Examples: "Please communicate this message to all employees"

Used in print:

(Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)

The State cops would check from_time_to_time ; pass word when there was word to pass .

The State cops would check from_time_to_time ; pass word when there was word to pass .

Synonyms communicate pass put_across pass_on Related Terms convey request reveal acknowledge relay render get_across carry message message send_a_message plant communication communication communicator

14. pass [ v ] disappear gradually; as of emotions, for example
Examples: "The pain eventually passed off"

Used in print:

(Winfred Van Atta, Shock Treatment....)

Something in my voice must have touched her deeply because her anger passed quickly , and she turned_away to keep me from seeing her face .

Synonyms fade pass pass_off fleet blow_over evanesce Related Terms disappear passing

15. pass [ v ] pass in a specific way; as of time
Examples: "How are you spending your summer vacation?"

Used in print:

(The Detroit News,...)

Pass the iron rations , please , and light another candle , for it 's getting dark down here and we 're minded to read a_bit of world law just to pass the time away .

(The Atlanta Constitution...)

And so the young minister resigned , to go and study and pray , having never passed a day , he told his parishioners , when `` I did not gain from you far more_than I ever gave to you '' .

(Thomas B. Dewey, Hunter at Large....)

It seemed to him that a long_time had passed before he decided what to do .

Synonyms spend pass Related Terms lead serve vacation winter put_in while_away misspend christmas weekend piddle sojourn sunday summer soldier

16. pass [ v ] guide or pass over something;
Examples: "He ran his eyes over her body" "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine" "He drew her hair through his fingers"

Used in print:

(The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)

Concrete blocks are passed between the beams and put on the boards .

Synonyms pass run draw guide Related Terms rub thread thread wipe circulate go_around string run

17. pass [ v ] go successfully through a test or a selection process
Examples: : "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"

Used in print:

(The New York Times,...)

The widespread purge that has taken_place the past twelve months or_so among Communist leaders in the provinces gives assurance that the party officials who will dominate the Congress , and the Central_Committee it will elect , will all have passed the tightest possible Khrushchev screening , both for loyalty to him and for competence and performance on_the_job .

Synonyms pass make_it Related Terms fail succeed breeze_through passer

18. pass [ n ] a football play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
Examples: "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"

Used in print:

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

The Air_Force's , and the game 's , final play , was a long pass by quarterback Bob_McNaughton which Gannon intercepted on his own 44 and returned 22 yards .

`` They can be going_along , doing little damage , then bang , bang - they can hit a_couple_of passes on you for touchdowns and put you in_trouble '' .

Synonyms passing pass passing_game passing_play Related Terms football_play forward_pass lateral_pass spot_pass American_football

19. pass [ v ] allow to go without comment or censure
Examples: : "the insult passed as if unnoticed"

Synonyms pass Related Terms let

20. pass [ v ] accept or judge as acceptable
Examples: "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"

Used in print:

(Robert Wallace, "This Is the Way It Came About"...)

On Feb. 21 the council passed another resolution urging the taking of `` all appropriate measures to prevent the occurrence of civil_war in the Congo , including the use of force , if necessary , in the last_resort '' .

Synonyms pass Related Terms fail judge

21. pass [ v ] go beyond
Examples: "She exceeded out expectations" "She topped her performance of last year"

Used in print:

(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)

Now , apparently happier under new managers , Mays and Mantle , the perfect players , are behaving as though they 're going_to pass those previous peaks .

Synonyms exceed top pass transcend go_past overstep Related Terms excel acme transcendence exceedance

22. pass [ n ] a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
Examples: "the media representatives had special passes"

Used in print:

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

Beckworth handed the pass to the colonel .

Synonyms pass laissez_passer Related Terms permission ticket-of-leave hall_pass boarding_card

23. pass [ n ] a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
Examples: "the plane turned to make a second pass"

Used in print:

(Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)

One pass only .

Synonyms pass Related Terms flight

24. pass [ n ] any authorization to pass or go somewhere
Examples: "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"

Used in print:

("Editorials"...)

State_Department officials refusing to show their passes at the boundary , and driving two blocks into East_Berlin under military escort , will not avail .

Synonyms pass passport Related Terms permission safe-conduct authorize

25. pass [ v ] transfer to another; of rights or property
Examples: "Our house passed under his official control"

Used in print:

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

Even then , as you go_into the house oppressed by the knowledge that something_is_cooking and that your house has passed under this unaccountable , official control , could you go_on forgetting that you still had that ridiculous hat on your head and you were still carrying that childish horn in your hand ?

Synonyms pass Related Terms change

26. pass [ n ] the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
Examples: "we got through the pass before it started to snow"

Used in print:

(Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)

Greg went_up tight against the ceiling and led them back to their pass to home .

Synonyms pass notch mountain_pass Related Terms location defile brenner_pass col saddleback khyber_pass Cumberland_Gap donner_pass range

27. pass [ v ] pass into a specified state or condition
Examples: : "He sank into Nirvana"

Used in print:

(Clifford Irving, The Valley....)

He was too old - when he passed up and through the corridor of pines that lined the trail he could see ahead , he was passing from life .

Synonyms sink lapse pass Related Terms move passage

28. pass [ v ] throw (a ball) to another player
Examples: "Smith passed"

Synonyms pass Related Terms throw passer

29. pass [ v ] succeed at easily
Examples: "She sailed through her exams" "You will pass with flying colors" "She nailed her astrophysics course"

Synonyms sweep_through nail ace breeze_through pass_with_flying_colors sail_through make_it pass Related Terms fail succeed breeze_through ace

30. pass [ v ] eliminate from the body
Examples: "Pass a kidney stone"

Synonyms eliminate egest pass excrete Related Terms discharge sweat exude defecate vomit make evacuate urinate passage elimination

31. pass [ n ] a permit to enter or leave a military installation
Examples: "he had to show his pass in order to get out"

Synonyms liberty_chit pass Related Terms license military

32. pass [ a ] (football) of advancing the ball by throwing it
Examples: "a team with a good passing attack" "a pass play"

Synonyms pass passing Related Terms running football

33. pass [ v ] grant authorization or clearance for
Examples: "Clear the manuscript for publication" "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

Synonyms authorize clear pass authorise Related Terms permit approve entitle validate license declare sanction empower commission approbate certificate authority clearance authoriser authorization

34. Pass [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6528

Synonyms Pass

35. pass [ v ] pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Examples: "She died from cancer" "They children perished in the fire" "The patient went peacefully"

Synonyms die perish pass_away go expire pass exit decease Related Terms be_born change_state starve fall drown kick_the_bucket buy_it suffocate predecease suffocate succumb die_out die_out die_back die_down fail die death death death Death death death loss dead_person

36. pass [ n ] you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
Examples: "he had a bye in the first round"

Synonyms pass bye Related Terms concession

37. pass [ n ] (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
Examples: "the pass was fumbled"

Synonyms toss flip pass Related Terms throw centering sport flip chuck flip

38. pass [ v ] cause to pass
Examples: : "She passed around the plates"

Synonyms make_pass pass Related Terms pass_through cycle run pass_off

39. pass [ n ] a difficult juncture
Examples: "a pretty pass" "matters came to a head yesterday"

Synonyms head straits pass Related Terms juncture

40. pass [ n ] one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
Examples: "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"

Synonyms pass Related Terms cycle computer

41. pass [ v ] be inherited by
Examples: "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 return pass devolve fall Related Terms change_hands fall accrue

42. pass [ v ] be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one's own ancestry or background
Examples: "He could pass as his twin brother" "She passed as a White woman even though her grandfather was Black"

Synonyms pass Related Terms be passer

43. pass [ n ] a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

Synonyms strait straits pass Related Terms situation situation desperate_straits

44. pass [ n ] a complementary (free) ticket
Examples: "the start got passes for his family"

Synonyms pass Related Terms ticket

45. pass [ n ] a usually brief attempt
Examples: "he took a crack at it" "I gave it a whirl"

Synonyms fling go pass whirl offer crack Related Terms attempt

46. pass [ n ] success in satisfying a test or requirement
Examples: "his future depended on his passing that test" "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"

Synonyms pass qualifying passing Related Terms failing success qualify

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