| means | (noun) (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
walk, base on balls, pass |
| means | (noun) (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days"
pass |
| means | (noun) (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"
passing, pass, passing play, passing game |
| means | (noun) 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"
mountain pass, notch, pass |
| means | (noun) any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
passport, pass |
| means | (noun) a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes"
pass, laissez passer |
| means | (noun) a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass"
pass |
| means | (noun) a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
straits, pass, strait |
| means | (noun) a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
head, pass, straits |
| means | (noun) one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
pass |
| means | (noun) you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"
pass, bye |
| means | (noun) a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out"
pass, liberty chit |
| means | (noun) a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family"
pass |
| means | (noun) a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
offer, pass, crack, go, fling, whirl |
| means | (noun) (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
flip, toss, pass |
| means | (noun) success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
passing, qualifying, pass |
| means | (verb) go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
pass, go through, go across |
| means | (verb) 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"
pass by, travel by, pass, go past, go by, surpass |
| means | (verb) make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
legislate, pass |
| means | (verb) pass by; "three years elapsed"
go along, lapse, glide by, elapse, slide by, go by, slip away, slip by, pass |
| means | (verb) 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"
give, pass on, reach, pass, turn over, hand |
| means | (verb) 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"
run, lead, extend, go, pass |
| means | (verb) travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
pass, overhaul, overtake |
| means | (verb) come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
fall out, come about, take place, go on, occur, pass off, happen, pass, hap |
| means | (verb) go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
pass, clear |
| means | (verb) pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
pass, spend |
| means | (verb) 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"
guide, draw, run, pass |
| means | (verb) transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
put across, pass, communicate, pass on, pass along |
| means | (verb) disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
pass off, fleet, fade, evanesce, pass, blow over |
| means | (verb) go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
pass, make it |
| means | (verb) be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
pass, overstep, exceed, transcend, go past, top |
| means | (verb) accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
pass |
| means | (verb) allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
pass |
| means | (verb) transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control"
pass |
| means | (verb) pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"
pass, sink, lapse |
| means | (verb) throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed"
pass |
| means | (verb) 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"
pass, devolve, fall, return |
| means | (verb) cause to pass; "She passed around the plates"
make pass, pass |
| means | (verb) grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
clear, authorise, authorize, pass |
| means | (verb) 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"
choke, pass, give-up the ghost, decease, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, pass away, perish, die, croak, go, buy the farm, pop off, snuff it, conk, exit, drop dead, expire |
| means | (verb) eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
eliminate, excrete, pass, egest |
| means | (adjective) of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"
passing, pass |