pass

pass[ pɑ:s, pæs ]

• n.
  • (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

    同义词：base on ballswalk

  • (military) a written leave of absence

    "he had a pass for three days"

  • (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"

    同义词：passing playpassing gamepassing

  • 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"

    同义词：mountain passnotch

  • any authorization to pass or go somewhere

    "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"

    同义词：passport

  • a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

    "the media representatives had special passes"

    同义词：laissez passer

  • a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

    "the plane turned to make a second pass"

  • a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

    同义词：straitstraits

  • a difficult juncture

    "a pretty pass"

    同义词：headstraits

  • one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)

    "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"

  • you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

    同义词：bye

  • a permit to enter or leave a military installation

    "he had to show his pass in order to get out"

    同义词：liberty chit

  • a complementary (free) ticket

    "the star got passes for his family"

  • a usually brief attempt

    同义词：crackflinggowhirloffer

  • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

    "the pass was fumbled"

    同义词：tossflip

  • success in satisfying a test or requirement

    "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"

    同义词：passingqualifying

• v.
  • go across or through

    "We passed the point where the police car had parked"

    同义词：go throughgo across

  • pass by

    "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"

    同义词：travel bypass bysurpassgo pastgo by

  • make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

    "They passed the amendment"

    同义词：legislate

  • pass by

    同义词：elapselapseslip byglide byslip awaygo byslide bygo along

  • place into the hands or custody of

    同义词：handreachpass onturn overgive

  • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

    同义词：rungoleadextend

  • travel past

    "The sports car passed all the trucks"

    同义词：overtakeoverhaul

  • come to pass

    同义词：happenhapgo onpass offoccurfall outcome abouttake place

  • go unchallenged; be approved

    同义词：clear

  • pass (time) in a specific way

    同义词：spend

  • guide or pass over something

    同义词：guiderundraw

  • transmit information

    "pass along the good news"

    同义词：communicatepass onpass alongput across

  • disappear gradually

    "The pain eventually passed off"

    同义词：evanescefadeblow overpass offfleet

  • go successfully through a test or a selection process

    "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"

    同义词：make it

  • go beyond

    同义词：exceedtranscendoverstepgo pasttop

  • accept or judge as acceptable

    "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"

  • allow to go without comment or censure

    "the insult passed as if unnoticed"

  • transfer to another; of rights or property

    "Our house passed under his official control"

  • pass into a specified state or condition

    同义词：sinklapse

  • be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one's own ancestry or background

    "He could pass as his twin brother"; "She passed as a White woman even though her grandfather was Black"

  • throw (a ball) to another player

    "Smith passed"

  • be inherited by

    同义词：fallreturndevolve

  • cause to pass

    "She passed around the plates"

    同义词：make pass

  • grant authorization or clearance for

    同义词：authorizeauthoriseclear

  • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

    同义词：diedeceaseperishgoexitpass awayexpirekick the bucketcash in one's chipsbuy the farmconkgive-up the ghostdrop deadpop offchokecroaksnuff it

  • eliminate from the body

    同义词：excreteegesteliminate

• adj.of advancing the ball by throwing it

  "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"

  同义词：passing(a)