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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

P`ASS, v.i. [Eng. pat, and as a noun, a pass, a defile, an ambling, pace; passen, to be fit, to suit; L. patior, whence passion, to suffer, and peto, competo, in the sense of fit; Gr. to walk or step, to suffer; The word pass coincides with L. passus, a step, and this is from pando, L. passus, a step, and this is from pando, to extend; n being casual, the original word was pado.
1. To move, in almost any manner; to go; to proceed from one place to another. A man may pass on foot, on horseback or in a carriage; a bird and a meteor pass through the air; a ship passes on or through the water; light passes from the sun to the planets; it passes from the sun to the earth in about eight minutes.
2. To move from one state to another; to alter or change, or to be changed in condition; as, to pass from health to sickness; to pass from just to unjust.
3. To vanish; to disappear; to be lost. In this sense, we usually say, to pass away.
Beauty is a charm, but soon the charm will pass.
4. To be spent; to go on or away progressively.
The time when the thing existed, is the idea of that space of duration which passed between some fixed period and the being of that thing.
5. To die; to depart from life. [Little used.]
6. To be in any state; to undergo; with under; as, to pass under the rod.
7. To be enacted; to receive the sanction of a legislative house or body by a majority of votes.
Neither of these bills has yet passed the house of commons.
8. To be current; to gain reception or to be generally received. Bank bills pass as a substitute for coin.
False eloquence passeth only where true is not understood.
9. To be regarded; to be received in opinion or estimation.
This will not pass for a fault in him, till it is proved to be one in us.
10. To occur; to be present; to take place; as, to notice what passes in the mind.
11. To be done.
Provided no indirect act pass upon our prayers to defile them.
12. To determine; to give judgment or sentence.
Though well we may not pass upon his life.
13. To thrust; to make a push in fencing or fighting.
14. To omit; to suffer to go unheeded or neglected. We saw the act, but let it pass.
15. To move through any duct or opening; as, substances in the stomach that will not pass, not be converted into ailment.
16. To percolate; to be secreted; as juices that pass from the glands into the mouth.
17. To be in a tolerable state.
A middling sort of man was left well enough by his father to pass,but he could never think he had enough, so long as any had more.
18. To be transferred from one owner to another. The land article passed by livery and seizin.
19. To go beyond bounds. For this we generally use surpass.
20. To run or extend; as a line or other thing. The north limit of Massachusetts passes three miles north of the Merrimac.
To come to pass, to happen; to arrive; to come; to be; to exist; a phrase much used in the Scriptures.
To pass away, to move from sight; to vanish.
1. To be spent; to be lost.
A good part of their lives passes away without thinking.
To pass by, to move near and beyond. He passed by as we stood in the road.
To pass on, to proceed.
To pass over, to go or move from side to side; to cross; as, to pass over to the other side.
To pass into, to unite and blend, as two substances or colors, in such a manner that it is impossible to tell where one ends and the other begins.
P`ASS, v.t. To go beyond. The sun has passed the age of frivolousness.
1. To go through or over; as, to pass a river.
2. To spend; to live through; as, to pass time; to pass the night in revelry, and the day in sleep.
3. To cause to move; to send; as, to pass the bottle from one guest to another; to pass a pauper from one town to another; to pass a rope round a yard; to pass the blood from the right to the left ventricle of the heart.
4. To cause to move hastily.
I had only time to pass my eye over the medals, which are in great number.
5. To transfer from one owner to another; to sell or assign; as, to pass land from A to B by deed; to pass a note or bill.
6. To strain; to cause to percolate; as, to pass wine through a filter.
7. To utter; to pronounce; as, to pass compliments; to pass sentence or judgment; to pass censure on another's works.
8. To procure or cause to go.
Waller passed over five thousand horse and foot by Newbridge.
9. To put an end to.
This night
We'll pass the business privately and well.
10. To omit; to neglect either to do or to mention.
I pass their warlike pomp, their proud array.
11. To transcend; to transgress or go beyond; as, to pass the bounds of moderation.
12. To admit; to allow; to approve and receive as valid or just; as, to pass an account at the war-office.
13. To approve or sanction by a constitutional or legal majority of votes; as, the house of representatives passed the bill. Hence,
14. To enact; to carry through all the forms necessary to give validity; as, the legislature passed the bill into a law.
15. To impose fraudulently; as, she passed the child on her husband for a boy.
16. To practice artfully; to cause to succeed; as, to pass a trick on one.
17. To surpass; to excel; to exceed.
18. To thrust; to make a push in fencing.
To see thee fight, to see thee pass thy puncto.
To pass away, to spend; to waste; as, to pass away the flower of like in idleness.
To pass by, to pass near and beyond.
1. To overlook; to excuse; to forgive; not to censure or punish; as, to pass by a crime or fault.
2. To neglect; to disregard.
Certain passages of Scripture we cannot pass by without injury to truth.
To pass over, to move from side to side; to cross; as, to pass over a river or mountain.
1. To omit; to overlook or disregard. He passed over one charge without a reply.
P`ASS, n. A narrow passage, entrance or avenue; a narrow or difficult place of entrance and exit; as a pass between mountains.
1. A passage; a road.
2. Permission to pass, to go or to come; a license to pass; a passport.
A gentleman had a pass to go beyond the seas.
A ship sailing under the flag and pass of an enemy.
3. An order for sending vagrants or impotent persons to their place of abode.
4. In fencing and fighting, a thrust; a push; attempt to stab or strike; as , to make a pass at an antagonist.
5. State; condition or extreme case; extremity.
To what a pass are our minds brought.
Matters have been brought to this pass--

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play" [syn: passing, pass] [ant: running] n
1: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" [syn: base on balls, walk, pass]
2: (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days"
3: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" [syn: pass, passing play, passing game, passing]
4: the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" [syn: pass, mountain pass, notch]
5: any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" [syn: pass, passport]
6: a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes" [syn: pass, laissez passer]
7: a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass"
8: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs [syn: pass, strait, straits]
9: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" [syn: pass, head, straits]
10: one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
11: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" [syn: bye, pass]
12: a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" [syn: pass, liberty chit]
13: a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family"
14: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer]
15: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: pass, toss, flip]
16: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" [syn: passing, pass, qualifying] [ant: failing, flunk] v
1: go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" [syn: pass, go through, go across]
2: move past; "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" [syn: travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass]
3: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time" [syn: legislate, pass]
4: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along]
5: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give]
6: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "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" [syn: run, go, pass, lead, extend]
7: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn: pass, overtake, overhaul]
8: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place]
9: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" [syn: pass, clear]
10: pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" [syn: spend, pass]
11: pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: guide, run, draw, pass]
12: transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" [syn: communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across]
13: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass]
14: go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" [syn: pass, make it] [ant: bomb, fail, flunk, flush it]
15: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top]
16: accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" [ant: fail]
17: allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
18: transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control"
19: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana" [syn: sink, pass, lapse]
20: throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed"
21: be inherited by; "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" [syn: fall, return, pass, devolve]
22: cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" [syn: pass, make pass]
23: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: authorize, authorise, pass, clear]
24: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "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" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be born]
25: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: excrete, egest, eliminate, pass]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passare, from Latin passus step — more at pace Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. move, proceed, go 2. a. to go away ; depart b. die — often used with on 3. a. to move in a path so as to approach and continue beyond something ; move past; especially to move past another vehicle going in the same direction b. to run the normal course — used of time or a period of time <the hours pass quickly> 4. a. to go or make one's way through <allow no one to pass> b. to go uncensured, unchallenged, or seemingly unnoticed <let the remark pass> 5. to go from one quality, state, or form to another <passes from a liquid to a gaseous state> 6. a. to sit in inquest or judgment b. (1) to render a decision, verdict, or opinion <the court passed on the legality of wiretapping> (2) to become legally rendered <judgment passed for the plaintiff> 7. to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of another <the throne passed to the king's son> <title passes to the buyer upon payment in full> 8. a. happen, occur b. to take place or be exchanged as or in a social, personal, or business interaction <words passed> 9. a. to become approved by a legislature or body empowered to sanction or reject <the proposal passed> b. to undergo an inspection, test, or course of study successfully 10. a. to serve as a medium of exchange b. to be accepted or regarded <drivel that passes for literature> c. to identify oneself or be identified as something one is not <tried to pass as an adult> <Mom could pass as my sister> 11. a. obsolete to make a pass in fencing b. to throw or hit a ball or puck to a teammate — often used with off 12. a. (1) to decline to bid, double, or redouble in a card game (2) to withdraw from the current poker pot b. to let something go by without accepting or taking advantage of it — often used with on <passed on the cheesecake> <thanks for the offer, but I'll pass> transitive verb 1. to go beyond: as a. surpass, exceed <passes all expectations> b. to advance or develop beyond c. to go past (one moving in the same direction) 2. a. to go by ; proceed or extend beyond <pass the school on their way to work> b. (1) obsolete ; neglect, omit (2) ; to omit a regularly scheduled declaration and payment of (a dividend) 3. a. to go across, over, or through ; cross b. to live through (as an experience or peril) ; undergo c. to go through (as a test) successfully 4. a. to secure the approval of <the bill passed the Senate> b. to cause or permit to win approval or legal or official sanction <pass a law> c. to give approval or a passing grade to <pass the students> 5. a. to let (as time or a period of time) go by especially while involved in a leisure activity <I'll read to pass the time> b. to let go unnoticed ; overlook, disregard 6. a. pledge b. to transfer the right to or property in <pass title to a house> 7. a. to put in circulation <pass bad checks> b. (1) to transfer or transmit from one to another <pass the salt> <passing the savings on to customers> (2) to relay or communicate (as information) to another c. to cause or enable to go ; transport d. to throw or hit (a ball or puck) especially to a teammate 8. a. to pronounce (as a sentence or opinion) especially judicially b. utter <passed a cutting remark> 9. a. to cause or permit to go past or through a barrier b. to move or cause to move in a particular manner or direction <passed my hand over my face> <pass the rope through the loop> c. to cause to march or go by in order <pass the troops in review> 10. to emit or discharge from a bodily part and especially the bowels 11. a. to give a base on balls to b. to hit a ball past (an opponent) in a game (as tennis) • passer noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pas, from Latin passus Date: 14th century 1. a means (as an opening, road, or channel) by which a barrier may be passed or access to a place may be gained; especially a low place in a mountain range 2. a position to be held usually against odds III. noun Etymology: ¹pass Date: 1523 1. realization <brought his dream to pass> 2. the act or an instance of passing ; passage 3. a usually distressing or bad state of affairs <what has brought you to such a pass?> 4. a. a written permission to move about freely in a place or to leave or enter it b. a written leave of absence from a military post or station for a brief period c. a permit or ticket allowing free transportation or free admission 5. archaic a thrust or lunge in fencing 6. a. a transference of objects by sleight of hand or other deceptive means b. a moving of the hands over or along something 7. archaic an ingenious sally (as of wit) 8. the passing of an examination or course of study; also the mark or certification of such passing 9. a single complete mechanical operation; also a single complete cycle of operations (as for processing, manufacturing, or printing) 10. a. (1) a transfer of a ball or a puck from one player to another on the same team (2) a ball or puck so transferred b. passing shot 11. base on balls 12. an election not to bid, bet, or draw an additional card in a card game 13. a throw of dice in the game of craps that wins the bet for the shooter — compare crap III,2, missout 14. a single passage or movement (as of an airplane) over a place or toward a target 15. a. effort, try b. a sexually inviting gesture or approach 16. pase IV. abbreviation passenger

U.S. Military Dictionary

1. A short tactical run or dive by an aircraft at a target. 2. A single sweep through or within firing range of an enemy air formation.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v. (past part. passed) (see also PAST). 1 intr. (often foll. by along, by, down, on, etc.) move onward; proceed, esp. past some point of reference (saw the procession passing). 2 tr. a go past; leave (a thing etc.) on one side or behind in proceeding. b overtake, esp. in a vehicle. c go across (a frontier, mountain range, etc.). 3 intr. & tr. be transferred or cause to be transferred from one person or place to another (pass the butter; the title passes to his son). 4 tr. surpass; be too great for (it passes my comprehension). 5 intr. get through; effect a passage. 6 intr. a be accepted as adequate; go uncensored (let the matter pass). b (foll. by as, for) be accepted or currently known as. c US (of a person with some Black ancestry) be accepted as White. 7 tr. move; cause to go (passed her hand over her face; passed a rope round it). 8 a intr. (of a candidate in an examination) be successful. b tr. be successful in (an examination). c tr. (of an examiner) judge the performance of (a candidate) to be satisfactory. 9 a tr. (of a bill) be examined and approved by (a parliamentary body or process). b tr. cause or allow (a bill) to proceed to further legislative processes. c intr. (of a bill or proposal) be approved. 10 intr. a occur, elapse (the remark passed unnoticed; time passes slowly). b happen; be done or said (heard what passed between them). 11 a intr. circulate; be current. b tr. put into circulation (was passing forged cheques). 12 tr. spend or use up (a certain time or period) (passed the afternoon reading). 13 tr. (also absol.) (in field games) send (the ball) to another player of one's own side. 14 intr. forgo one's turn or chance in a game etc. 15 intr. (foll. by to, into) change from one form (to another). 16 intr. come to an end. 17 tr. discharge from the body as or with excreta. 18 tr. (foll. by on, upon) a utter (criticism) about. b pronounce (a judicial sentence) on. 19 intr. (often foll. by on, upon) adjudicate. 20 tr. not declare or pay (a dividend). 21 tr. cause (troops etc.) to go by esp. ceremonially. --n. 1 an act or instance of passing. 2 a success in an examination. b Brit. the status of a university degree without honours. 3 written permission to pass into or out of a place, or to be absent from quarters. 4 a a ticket or permit giving free entry or access etc. b = free pass. 5 (in field games) a transference of the ball to another player on the same side. 6 a thrust in fencing. 7 a juggling trick. 8 an act of passing the hands over anything, as in conjuring or hypnotism. 9 a critical position (has come to a fine pass). Phrases and idioms: in passing 1 by the way. 2 in the course of speech, conversation, etc. make a pass at colloq. make amorous or sexual advances to. pass away 1 euphem. die. 2 cease to exist; come to an end. pass by 1 go past. 2 disregard, omit. passed pawn Chess a pawn that has advanced beyond the pawns on the other side. pass one's eye over read (a document etc.) cursorily. pass muster see MUSTER. pass off 1 (of feelings etc.) disappear gradually. 2 (of proceedings) be carried through (in a specified way). 3 (foll. by as) misrepresent (a person or thing) as something else. 4 evade or lightly dismiss (an awkward remark etc.). pass on 1 proceed on one's way. 2 euphem. die. 3 transmit to the next person in a series. pass out 1 become unconscious. 2 Brit. Mil. complete one's training as a cadet. 3 distribute. pass over 1 omit, ignore, or disregard. 2 ignore the claims of (a person) to promotion or advancement. 3 euphem. die. pass round 1 distribute. 2 send or give to each of a number in turn. pass through experience. pass the time of day see TIME. pass up colloq. refuse or neglect (an opportunity etc.). pass water urinate. Derivatives: passer n. Etymology: ME f. OF passer ult. f. L passus PACE(1) 2. n. 1 a narrow passage through mountains. 2 a navigable channel, esp. at the mouth of a river. Phrases and idioms: sell the pass betray a cause. Etymology: ME, var. of PACE(1), infl. by F pas and by PASS(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pass Pass, n. In football, hockey, etc., a transfer of the ball, etc., to another player of one's side, usually at some distance.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pass Pass, v. i. In football, hockey, etc., to make pass; to transfer the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pass Pass, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Passed; p. pr. & vb. n. Passing.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See Pace.] 1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in, etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the field, beyond the border, etc. ``But now pass over [i. e., pass on].'' --Chaucer. On high behests his angels to and fro Passed frequent. --Milton. Sweet sounds rose slowly through their mouths, And from their bodies passed. --Coleridge. 2. To move or be transferred from one state or condition to another; to change possession, condition, or circumstances; to undergo transition; as, the business has passed into other hands. Others, dissatisfied with what they have, . . . pass from just to unjust. --Sir W. Temple. 3. To move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge; to pass away; hence, to disappear; to vanish; to depart; specifically, to depart from life; to die. Disturb him not, let him pass paceably. --Shak. Beauty is a charm, but soon the charm will pass. --Dryden. The passing of the sweetest soul That ever looked with human eyes. --Tennyson. 4. To move or to come into being or under notice; to come and go in consciousness; hence, to take place; to occur; to happen; to come; to occur progressively or in succession; to be present transitorily. So death passed upon all men. --Rom. v. 12. Our own consciousness of what passes within our own mind. --I. Watts. 5. To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as, their vacation passed pleasantly. Now the time is far passed. --Mark vi. 35 6. To go from one person to another; hence, to be given and taken freely; as, clipped coin will not pass; to obtain general acceptance; to be held or regarded; to circulate; to be current; -- followed by for before a word denoting value or estimation. ``Let him pass for a man.'' --Shak. False eloquence passeth only where true is not understood. --Felton. This will not pass for a fault in him. --Atterbury. 7. To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body that has power to sanction or reject; to receive legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress. 8. To go through any inspection or test successfully; to be approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination, but did not expect to pass. 9. To be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to continue; to live along. ``The play may pass.'' --Shak. 10. To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance or opposition; as, we let this act pass. 11. To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess. [Obs.] ``This passes, Master Ford.'' --Shak. 12. To take heed; to care. [Obs.] As for these silken-coated slaves, I pass not. --Shak. 13. To go through the intestines. --Arbuthnot. 14. (Law) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a certain clause in a deed. --Mozley & W. 15. (Fencing) To make a lunge or pass; to thrust. 16. (Card Playing & other games) To decline to take an optional action when it is one's turn, as to decline to bid, or to bet, or to play a card; in euchre, to decline to make the trump. She would not play, yet must not pass. --Prior. 17. In football, hockey, etc., to make a pass; to transfer the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] To bring to pass, To come to pass. See under Bring, and Come. To pass away, to disappear; to die; to vanish. ``The heavens shall pass away.'' --2 Pet. iii. 10. ``I thought to pass away before, but yet alive I am.'' --Tennyson. To pass by, to go near and beyond a certain person or place; as, he passed by as we stood there. To pass into, to change by a gradual transmission; to blend or unite with. To pass on, to proceed. To pass on or upon. (a) To happen to; to come upon; to affect. ``So death passed upon all men.'' --Rom. v. 12. ``Provided no indirect act pass upon our prayers to define them.'' --Jer. Taylor. (b) To determine concerning; to give judgment or sentence upon. ``We may not pass upon his life.'' --Shak. To pass off, to go away; to cease; to disappear; as, an agitation passes off. To pass over, to go from one side or end to the other; to cross, as a river, road, or bridge.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pass Pass, v. t. 1. In simple, transitive senses; as: (a) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a boundary, etc. (b) Hence: To go from one limit to the other of; to spend; to live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer. ``To pass commodiously this life.'' --Milton. She loved me for the dangers I had passed. --Shak. (c) To go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard. Please you that I may pass This doing. --Shak. I pass their warlike pomp, their proud array. --Dryden. (d) To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed. And strive to pass . . . Their native music by her skillful art. --Spenser. Whose tender power Passes the strength of storms in their most desolate hour. --Byron. (e) To go successfully through, as an examination, trail, test, etc.; to obtain the formal sanction of, as a legislative body; as, he passed his examination; the bill passed the senate. 2. In causative senses: as: (a) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to hand; to make over; as, the waiter passed bisquit and cheese; the torch was passed from hand to hand. I had only time to pass my eye over the medals. --Addison. Waller passed over five thousand horse and foot by Newbridge. --Clarendon. (b) To cause to pass the lips; to utter; to pronounce; hence, to promise; to pledge; as, to pass sentence. --Shak. Father, thy word is passed. --Milton. (c) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just; as, he passed the bill through the committee; the senate passed the law. (e) To put in circulation; to give currency to; as, to pass counterfeit money. ``Pass the happy news.'' --Tennyson. (f) To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance; as, to pass a person into a theater, or over a railroad. 3. To emit from the bowels; to evacuate. 4. (Naut.) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure. 5. (Fencing) To make, as a thrust, punto, etc. --Shak. Passed midshipman. See under Midshipman. To pass a dividend, to omit the declaration and payment of a dividend at the time when due. To pass away, to spend; to waste. ``Lest she pass away the flower of her age.'' --Ecclus. xlii. 9.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pass Pass, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer to pass. See Pass, v. i.] 1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a mountain pass. ``Try not the pass!'' the old man said. --Longfellow. 2. (Fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary. --Shak. 3. A movement of the hand over or along anything; the manipulation of a mesmerist. 4. (Rolling Metals) A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc., between the rolls. 5. State of things; condition; predicament. Have his daughters brought him to this pass. --Shak. Matters have been brought to this pass. --South. 6. Permission or license to pass, or to go and come; a psssport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission; as, a railroad or theater pass; a military pass. A ship sailing under the flag and pass of an enemy. --Kent. 7. Fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit. --Shak. 8. Estimation; character. [Obs.] Common speech gives him a worthy pass. --Shak. 9. [Cf. Passus.] A part; a division. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Pass boat (Naut.), a punt, or similar boat. Pass book. (a) A book in which a trader enters articles bought on credit, and then passes or sends it to the purchaser. (b) See Bank book. Pass box (Mil.), a wooden or metallic box, used to carry cartridges from the service magazine to the piece. Pass check, a ticket of admission to a place of entertainment, or of readmission for one who goes away in expectation of returning.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(passes, passing, passed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. To pass someone or something means to go past them without stopping. As she passed the library door, the telephone began to ring... Jane stood aside to let her pass... I sat in the garden and watched the passing cars. VERB: V n, V, V-ing 2. When someone or something passes in a particular direction, they move in that direction. He passed through the doorway into Ward B... The car passed over the body twice, once backward and then forward. = go VERB: V prep/adv, V prep/adv 3. If something such as a road or pipe passes along a particular route, it goes along that route. After going over the Col de Vars, the route passes through St-Paul-sur-Ubaye... The road passes a farmyard. VERB: V prep/adv, V n 4. If you pass something through, over, or round something else, you move or push it through, over, or round that thing. 'I don't understand,' the Inspector mumbled, passing a hand through his hair... VERB: V n prep/adv 5. If you pass something to someone, you take it in your hand and give it to them. Ken passed the books to Sergeant Parrott... Pass me that bottle. = hand VERB: V n to n, V n n 6. If something passes or is passed from one person to another, the second person then has it instead of the first. His mother's small estate had passed to him after her death... These powers were eventually passed to municipalities. ...a genetic trait, which can be passed from one generation to the next. VERB: V to n, be V-ed to n, be V-ed from n to n 7. If you pass information to someone, you give it to them because it concerns them. Officials failed to pass vital information to their superiors... VERB: V n to n • Pass on means the same as pass. I do not know what to do with the information if I cannot pass it on... From time to time he passed on confidential information to him... He has written a note asking me to pass on his thanks. PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron) to n, V P n (not pron), also V n P to n 8. If you pass the ball to someone in your team in a game such as football, basketball, hockey, or rugby, you kick, hit, or throw it to them. Your partner should then pass the ball back to you... Dodd passed back to Flowers. VERB: V n adv/prep, V prep/adv • Pass is also a noun. Hirst rolled a short pass to Merson. N-COUNT 9. When a period of time passes, it happens and finishes. He couldn't imagine why he had let so much time pass without contacting her... Several minutes passed before the girls were noticed. = go by VERB: V, V 10. If you pass a period of time in a particular way, you spend it in that way. The children passed the time playing in the streets... To pass the time they sang songs and played cards. VERB: V n -ing/adv, V n 11. If you pass through a stage of development or a period of time, you experience it. The country was passing through a grave crisis... = go VERB: V through n 12. If an amount passes a particular total or level, it becomes greater than that total or level. They became the first company in their field to pass the £2 billion turn-over mark. = exceed VERB: V n 13. If someone or something passes a test, they are considered to be of an acceptable standard. Kevin has just passed his driving test... I didn't pass. ? fail VERB: V n, V 14. A pass in an examination, test, or course is a successful result in it. An A-level pass in Biology is preferred for all courses... ? fail N-COUNT 15. If someone in authority passes a person or thing, they declare that they are of an acceptable standard or have reached an acceptable standard. Several popular beaches were found unfit for bathing although the government passed them last year... The medical board would not pass him fit for General Service. VERB: V n, V n adj 16. When people in authority pass a new law or a proposal, they formally agree to it or approve it. The Estonian parliament has passed a resolution declaring the republic fully independent... VERB: V n 17. When a judge passes sentence on someone, he or she says what their punishment will be. Passing sentence, the judge said it all had the appearance of a con trick... VERB: V n 18. If you pass comment or pass a comment, you say something. I don't really know so I could not pass comment on that... VERB: V n 19. If someone or something passes for or passes as something that they are not, they are accepted as that thing or mistaken for that thing. Children's toy guns now look so realistic that they can often pass for the real thing... ...a woman passing as a man. VERB: V for/as n, V for/as n 20. If someone passes water or passes urine, they urinate. A sensitive bladder can make you feel the need to pass water frequently. VERB: V n 21. A pass is a document that allows you to do something. I got myself a pass into the barracks... N-COUNT 22. A pass is a narrow path or route between mountains. The monastery is in a remote mountain pass. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 23. see also passing 24. If someone makes a pass at you, they try to begin a romantic or sexual relationship with you. (INFORMAL) Nancy wasn't sure if Dirk was making a pass at her. PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR at n 25. to pass the buck: see buck to pass judgment: see judgment

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. 1. Go, move, proceed, go on, make a transit. 2. Elapse, lapse, be spent, pass away. 3. Vanish, disappear, cease, fade, die, be lost. 4. Occur, happen, take place. 5. Circulate, be current, gain currency, be received. 6. Be enacted, be sanctioned by a majority of votes. 7. Be deemed, be considered, be held, be regarded. 8. Answer, do, do well enough. 9. Go unheeded, go unregarded. 10. Make a thrust, make a pass, thrust. 11. Determine, pass judgment. 12. Move through, go through. II. v. a. 1. Allow to proceed, let go. 2. Go by. 3. Go over, go across. 4. Go through, go along. 5. Undergo, experience, live through, make trial of, suffer. 6. Spend (as time), live through. 7. Omit, neglect, disregard, take no notice of. 8. Overstep, go beyond, overpass. 9. Exceed, surpass, excel, transcend. 10. Be enacted by, be passed by. 11. Enact, ratify, sanction by a majority of votes. 12. Utter, deliver, pronounce. 13. Give currency to, put into circulation. 14. Void, discharge, eject, excrete. 15. Finish, accomplish, end, achieve. 16. Send, transmit, deliver, transfer, make over. III. n. 1. Passage, way, road, avenue. 2. Defile, ravine, gorge, narrow passage. 3. Passport, ticket, permission to pass. 4. Conjuncture, state, condition, situation, plight. 5. Thrust, push, allonge, lunge, tilt, passado. 6. Ford.

Foolish Dictionary

A form of transportation issued free to those who are quite able to pay.

Moby Thesaurus

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