| 1. | to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road. |
| 2. | to let go without notice, action, remark, etc.; leave unconsidered; disregard; overlook: Pass chapter two and go on to chapter three. |
| 3. | to omit the usual or regular payment of: The company decided to pass its dividend in the third quarter of the year. |
| 4. | to cause or allow to go through or beyond a gate, barrier, etc.: The guard checked the identification papers and then passed the visitor. |
| 5. | to go across or over (a stream, threshold, etc.); cross. |
| 6. | to endure or undergo: They passed the worst night of their lives. |
| 7. | to undergo or complete successfully: to pass an examination. |
| 8. | to cause or permit to complete successfully (an investigation, examination, course of study, etc.): I am passing the whole class this term. |
| 9. | to go beyond (a point, degree, stage, etc.); transcend; exceed; surpass. |
| 10. | to cause to go or extend farther: to pass a rope through a hole. |
| 11. | to cause to go, move, or march by: to pass troops in review. |
| 12. | to allot to oneself (a portion of time); spend: He decided to pass a year abroad. |
| 13. | to live through, utilize, or fill; occupy oneself during: How to pass the time? |
| 14. | to cause to circulate or spread; disseminate: to pass rumors. |
| 15. | to cause to be accepted or received: to pass a worthless check. |
| 16. | to convey, transfer, or transmit; deliver (often fol. by on): Pass this memo on after reading it. |
| 17. | to convey from one person, hand, etc., to another: Please pass the salt. |
| 18. | to pledge: to pass one's word of honor to remain loyal. |
| 19. | to utter, pronounce, or speak: She passed a remark about every passerby. |
| 20. | to cause to go through something, as a process or agency: to pass returning travelers through customs. |
| 21. | to discharge or void from the body, as excrement or a kidney stone. |
| 22. | to sanction or approve, esp. by vote: Congress passed the bill. |
| 23. | to obtain the approval or sanction of (a legislative body, committee, etc.), esp. by a vote: The bill passed Congress on the second vote. |
| 24. | to express or pronounce, as an opinion: to pass judgment without knowing the facts. |
| 25. | Law. to place legal title or interest in (another) by a conveyance, a will, or other transfer. |
| 26. | (in feats of magic) to perform a pass on. |
| 27. | Tennis. to make a passing shot against (an opponent). |
| 28. | Sports. to transfer (the ball or puck) to a teammate. |
| 29. | Bullfighting. (of a bullfighter) to provoke and guide the charge of (a bull) with the capa or esp. the muleta. |
| 30. | to go or move onward; proceed. |
| 31. | to come to or toward, then go beyond: to pass by a shop; to pass through town. |
| 32. | to go away; depart: The dizzy feeling will pass in a minute. |
| 33. | to elapse or slip by; be spent: The day passed very quickly for him. |
| 34. | to come to an end: The crisis soon passed. |
| 35. | to die. |
| 36. | to take place; happen; occur: What passed while I was on vacation? |
| 37. | to go by or move past: The funeral procession passed slowly. |
| 38. | to go about or circulate; be current. |
| 39. | to serve as a marginally acceptable substitute: The facsimile isn't very good but it will pass. |
| 40. | to live or be known as a member of a racial, religious, or ethnic group other than one's own, esp. to live and be known as a white person although of black ancestry. |
| 41. | to be transferred or conveyed: The crown passed to the king's nephew. |
| 42. | to be interchanged, as between two persons: Sharp words passed between them. |
| 43. | to undergo transition or conversion: to pass from a solid to a liquid state. |
| 44. | to go or get through a barrier, test, course of study, etc., successfully: Of the twenty who took the exam, only twelve passed. |
| 45. | to go unheeded, unchallenged, or unremarked on: He decided to let the insult pass. |
| 46. | to express or pronounce an opinion, judgment, verdict, etc. (usually fol. by on or upon): Will you pass on the authenticity of this drawing? |
| 47. | to be voided, as excrement or a kidney stone. |
| 48. | to obtain the vote of approval or sanction of a legislative body, official committee, or the like: The new tax bill finally passed. |
| 49. | Law.
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| 50. | to throw a ball from one person to another, as in a game of catch. |
| 51. | Sports. to make a pass, as in football or ice hockey. |
| 52. | Cards.
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| 53. | Fencing Obsolete. to thrust or lunge. |
| 54. | an act of passing. |
| 55. | a narrow route across a relatively low notch or depression in a mountain barrier. |
| 56. | a road, channel, or other way providing a means of passage, as through an obstructed region or other barrier. |
| 57. | a navigable channel, as at the mouth or in the delta of a river. |
| 58. | a permission or license to pass, go, come, or enter. |
| 59. | Military.
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| 60. | a free ticket or permit: two passes to a concert; a railroad pass. |
| 61. | South African. reference book (def. 2). |
| 62. | Chiefly British. the act of passing a university or school examination or course without honors or distinction. |
| 63. | Sports. the transfer of a ball or puck from one teammate to another. |
| 64. | Baseball. base on balls. |
| 65. | Fencing. a thrust or lunge. |
| 66. | a single movement, effort, maneuver, etc.: He made a pass at the control tower of the enemy airfield. |
| 67. | Informal.
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| 68. | Cards. the act or statement of not bidding or raising another bid: There have been two passes and now it's your bid. |
| 69. | (in feats of magic)
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| 70. | a particular stage or state of affairs: The economic situation had come to a dreadful pass. |
| 71. | Bullfighting. a pase. |
| 72. | one passage of a tool over work or one passage of work through a machine. |
| 73. | Archaic. a witty remark or thrust. |
| 74. | Mining. an opening for delivering coal or ore to a lower level underground. |
| 75. | pass along or through, to add (incurred extra costs or expenses) to the amount charged a client or customer: Airlines were passing along the sudden increase in fuel prices. |
| 76. | pass away,
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| 77. | pass for, to be accepted as; be considered: material that passed for silk. |
| 78. | pass off,
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| 79. | pass on, to die: The patient passed on after a long illness. |
| 80. | pass over,
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| 81. | pass up, to refuse or neglect to take advantage of; reject: The opportunity may not come again, so don't pass it up. |
| 82. | bring to pass, to cause to happen; bring about: His wife's death brought to pass a change in his attitude toward religion. |
| 83. | come to pass, to occur; happen: Strange things came to pass. |
| 84. | pass muster. muster (def. 11). |
| 85. | pass out, Informal.
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pass (pās)
v. passed, pass·ing, pass·es
To go across; go through.
To cause to move into a certain position.
To cease to exist; die.
To be voided from the body.