pass
verb
- 1
To change place.
- 2
To change in state or status
- 3
To move through time.
- 4
To be accepted.
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In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.
- 6
To do or be better.
- 7
To take heed.
noun
- 1
An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier such as a mountain range; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
- 2
A channel connecting a river or body of water to the sea, for example at the mouth (delta) of a river.
“the passes of the Mississippi”
- 3
A single movement, especially of a hand, at, over or along anything.
- 4
A single passage of a tool over something, or of something over a tool.
- 5
An attempt.
“My first pass at a career of writing proved unsuccessful.”
- 6
Success in an examination or similar test.
“I gained three passes at A-level, in mathematics, French, and English literature.”
- 7
A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.
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A thrust; a sally of wit.
- 9
A sexual advance.
“The man kicked his friend out of the house after he made a pass at his wife.”
- 10
The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.
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A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake it.
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Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.
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A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission
“a railroad pass; a theater pass; a military pass”
- 14
An intentional walk.
“Smith was given a pass after Jones' double.”
- 15
The act of overtaking; an overtaking manoeuvre.
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The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse.
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Estimation; character.
- 18
(Chaucer) A part, a division. Compare passus.
- 19
The area in a restaurant kitchen where the finished dishes are passed from the chefs to the waiting staff.
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An act of declining to play one's turn in a game, often by saying the word "pass".
“A pass would have seen her win the game, but instead she gave a wrong answer and lost a point, putting her in second place.”
- 21
A run through a document as part of a translation, compilation or reformatting process.
“Most Pascal compilers process source code in a single pass.”
Antonyms
noun
- 1
A password (especially one for a restricted-access website).
“Anyone want to trade passes?”
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