n. a passing grade or mark on a test. (Compare this with fail.) : This is my third pass this semester.
in. to decline something; to decline to participate in something. : I'll have to pass. I am not prepared.
n. an act of declining something. : Can I have a pass on that one? There is nothing I can do.
n. a sexual advance or invitation. (Usually with make.) : When he made a pass at me, he got a pass right back.
tv. to succeed in spending counterfeit money; to succeed in cashing a bad check. : He was arrested for passing bad checks.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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