pass - noun

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

(military) a written leave of absence

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

any authorization to pass or go somewhere

a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

a difficult juncture

one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)

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

a permit to enter or leave a military installation

a complimentary ticket

a usually brief attempt

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

success in satisfying a test or requirement

pass - verb

• go across or through
• move past
• make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
• pass by
• place into the hands or custody of
• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
• travel past
• come to pass
• go unchallenged; be approved
• pass time in a specific way
• pass over, across, or through
• transmit information
• disappear gradually
• go successfully through a test or a selection process
• be superior or better than some standard
• accept or judge as acceptable
• allow to go without comment or censure
• transfer to another; of rights or property
• pass into a specified state or condition
• throw (a ball) to another player
• be inherited by
• cause to pass
• grant authorization or clearance for
• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
• eliminate from the body



pass - adjective

• of advancing the ball by throwing it

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