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Pass
verb (past & past part. passed; pres. part. passing) 1.Go across or through. Synonyms: go across, go through. "A terrible thought went through his mind" 3.Make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation. Synonym: legislate. "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time" 5.Place into the hands or custody of. Synonyms: give, hand, pass on, reach, turn over. "Turn the files over to me, please" , "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" 6.Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. Synonyms: extend, go, lead, run. "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" 9.Go unchallenged; be approved. Synonym: clear. 10.Pass time in a specific way. Synonym: spend. 11.Pass over, across, or through. Synonyms: draw, guide, run. "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine" , "He drew her hair through his fingers" 14.Go successfully through a test or a selection process. Synonym: make it. 16.Accept or judge as acceptable. 17.Allow to go without comment or censure. 18.Transfer to another; of rights or property. 19.Pass into a specified state or condition. Synonyms: lapse, sink. 20.Throw (a ball) to another player. 21.Be inherited by. Synonyms: devolve, fall, return. "The land returned to the family" , "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" 23.Grant authorization or clearance for. Synonyms: authorise, authorize, clear. "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" 24.Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. 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. "The children perished in the fire" , "The patient went peacefully" , "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" noun 1.(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls. Synonyms: base on balls, walk. 2.(military) a written leave of absence. 4.The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks. Synonyms: mountain pass, notch. 5.Any authorization to pass or go somewhere. Synonym: passport. 6.A document indicating permission to do something without restrictions. Synonym: laissez passer. 7.A flight or run by an aircraft over a target. 8.A bad or difficult situation or state of affairs. Synonyms: strait, straits. 9.A difficult juncture. Synonyms: head, straits. "Matters came to a head yesterday" 10.One complete cycle of operations (as by a computer). 11.You advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent. Synonym: bye. 12.A permit to enter or leave a military installation. Synonym: liberty chit. 13.A complimentary ticket. 15.(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team. Synonyms: flip, toss. 16.Success in satisfying a test or requirement. Synonyms: passing, qualifying. "He got a pass in introductory chemistry" adjective 1.Of advancing the ball by throwing it. Synonym: passing. "A pass play"
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