pass

(noun) (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls. Synonyms: base on balls, walk. Examples: "He worked the pitcher for a base on balls."

(noun) (military) a written leave of absence. Examples: "He had a pass for three days."

(noun) (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate. Synonyms: passing play, passing game, passing. Examples: "The coach sent in a passing play on third and long."

(noun) the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks. Synonyms: mountain pass, notch. Examples: "We got through the pass before it started to snow."

(noun) any authorization to pass or go somewhere. Synonyms: passport. Examples: "The pass to visit had a strict time limit."

(noun) a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions. Synonyms: laissez passer. Examples: "The media representatives had special passes."

(noun) a flight or run by an aircraft over a target. Examples: "The plane turned to make a second pass."

(noun) a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs. Synonyms: strait, straits.

(noun) a difficult juncture. Synonyms: head, straits. Examples: "A pretty pass." "Matters came to a head yesterday."

(noun) one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer). Examples: "It was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass."

(noun) you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent. Synonyms: bye. Examples: "He had a bye in the first round."

(noun) a permit to enter or leave a military installation. Synonyms: liberty chit. Examples: "He had to show his pass in order to get out."

(noun) a complimentary ticket. Examples: "The star got passes for his family."

(noun) a usually brief attempt. Synonyms: crack, fling, go, whirl, offer. Examples: "He took a crack at it." "I gave it a whirl."

(noun) (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team. Synonyms: toss, flip. Examples: "The pass was fumbled."

(noun) success in satisfying a test or requirement. Synonyms: passing, qualifying. Examples: "His future depended on his passing that test." "He got a pass in introductory chemistry."

(verb) go across or through. Synonyms: go through, go across. Examples: "We passed the point where the police car had parked." "A terrible thought went through his mind."

(verb) move past. Synonyms: travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go 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."

(verb) make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation. Synonyms: legislate. Examples: "They passed the amendment." "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time."

(verb) pass by. Synonyms: elapse, lapse, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along. Examples: "Three years elapsed."

(verb) place into the hands or custody of. Synonyms: hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give. Examples: "Hand me the spoon, please." "Turn the files over to me, please." "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers."

(verb) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point. Synonyms: run, go, lead, extend. 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." "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets."

(verb) travel past. Synonyms: overtake, overhaul. Examples: "The sports car passed all the trucks."

(verb) come to pass. Synonyms: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, fall out, come about, take place. Examples: "What is happening?." "The meeting took place off without an incidence." "Nothing occurred that seemed important."

(verb) go unchallenged; be approved. Synonyms: clear. Examples: "The bill cleared the house."

(verb) pass time in a specific way. Synonyms: spend. Examples: "How are you spending your summer vacation?."

(verb) pass over, across, or through. Synonyms: guide, run, draw. Examples: "He ran his eyes over her body." "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine." "He drew her hair through his fingers."

(verb) transmit information . Synonyms: communicate, pass on, pass along, put across. Examples: "Please communicate this message to all employees." "Pass along the good news."

(verb) disappear gradually. Synonyms: evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet. Examples: "The pain eventually passed off."

(verb) go successfully through a test or a selection process. Synonyms: make it. Examples: "She passed the new jersey bar exam and can practice law now."

(verb) be superior or better than some standard. Synonyms: exceed, transcend, overstep, go past, top. Examples: "She exceeded our expectations." "She topped her performance of last year."

(verb) accept or judge as acceptable. Examples: "The teacher passed the student although he was weak."

(verb) allow to go without comment or censure. Examples: "The insult passed as if unnoticed."

(verb) transfer to another; of rights or property. Examples: "Our house passed under his official control."

(verb) pass into a specified state or condition. Synonyms: sink, lapse. Examples: "He sank into nirvana."

(verb) throw (a ball) to another player. Examples: "Smith passed."

(verb) be inherited by. Synonyms: fall, return, devolve. 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."

(verb) cause to pass. Synonyms: make pass. Examples: "She passed around the plates."

(verb) grant authorization or clearance for. Synonyms: authorize, authorise, clear. Examples: "Clear the manuscript for publication." "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography."

(verb) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. Synonyms: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it. Examples: "She died from cancer." "The children perished in the fire." "The patient went peacefully." "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102."

(verb) eliminate from the body. Synonyms: excrete, egest, eliminate. Examples: "Pass a kidney stone."

(adj) of advancing the ball by throwing it. Synonyms: passing(prenominal) (vs. running), pass(prenominal). Examples: "A team with a good passing attack." "A pass play."