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English adjective: pass | |||
| 1. | pass of advancing the ball by throwing it | ||
| Samples | A team with a good passing attack. A pass play. | ||
| Synonyms | passing | ||
| Domain category | football, football game | ||
| Antonyms | running | ||
English noun: pass | |||
| 1. | pass (act) (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls | ||
| Samples | He worked the pitcher for a base on balls. | ||
| Synonyms | base on balls, walk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accomplishment, achievement | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 2. | pass (time) (military) a written leave of absence | ||
| Samples | He had a pass for three days. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leave, leave of absence | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 3. | pass (act) (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate | ||
| Samples | The coach sent in a passing play on third and long. | ||
| Synonyms | passing, passing game, passing play | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | football play | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aerial, forward pass, lateral, lateral pass, spot pass | ||
| Domain category | American football, American football game | ||
| 4. | pass (object) the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks | ||
| Samples | We got through the pass before it started to snow. | ||
| Synonyms | mountain pass, notch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | location | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | col, defile, gap, gorge, saddle, saddleback | ||
| Instance hyponym | Brenner Pass, Cumberland Gap, Donner Pass, Khyber Pass | ||
| Part meronym | chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains | ||
| 5. | pass (communication) any authorization to pass or go somewhere | ||
| Samples | The pass to visit had a strict time limit. | ||
| Synonyms | passport | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | permission | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | safe-conduct, safeguard | ||
| 6. | pass (communication) a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions | ||
| Samples | The media representatives had special passes. | ||
| Synonyms | laissez passer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | permission | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boarding card, boarding pass, hall pass, ticket-of-leave | ||
| 7. | pass (act) a flight or run by an aircraft over a target | ||
| Samples | The plane turned to make a second pass. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flight, flying | ||
| 8. | pass (state) a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs | ||
| Synonyms | strait, straits | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | situation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | desperate straits, dire straits | ||
| 9. | pass (event) a difficult juncture | ||
| Samples | A pretty pass. Matters came to a head yesterday. | ||
| Synonyms | head, straits | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | juncture, occasion | ||
| 10. | pass (event) one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) | ||
| Samples | It was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cycle, oscillation | ||
| Domain category | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | ||
| 11. | pass (communication) you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent | ||
| Samples | He had a bye in the first round. | ||
| Synonyms | bye | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conceding, concession, yielding | ||
| 12. | pass (communication) a permit to enter or leave a military installation | ||
| Samples | He had to show his pass in order to get out. | ||
| Synonyms | liberty chit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | licence, license, permit | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 13. | pass (communication) a complimentary ticket | ||
| Samples | The star got passes for his family. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ticket | ||
| 14. | pass (act) a usually brief attempt | ||
| Samples | He took a crack at it. I gave it a whirl. | ||
| Synonyms | crack, fling, go, offer, whirl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | ||
| 15. | pass (act) (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team | ||
| Samples | The pass was fumbled. | ||
| Synonyms | flip, toss | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | centering, snap | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
| 16. | pass (act) success in satisfying a test or requirement | ||
| Samples | His future depended on his passing that test. He got a pass in introductory chemistry. | ||
| Synonyms | passing, qualifying | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | success | ||
| Antonyms | flunk, failing | ||
English verb: pass | |||
| 1. | pass (motion) go across or through | ||
| Samples | We passed the point where the police car had parked. A terrible thought went through his mind. | ||
| Synonyms | go across, go through | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blunder, break through, cover, crack, crash, cross, cut, cut across, cut through, cycle, fumble, get across, get over, infiltrate, lock, make, move through, muscle, negociate, negotiate, overstep, pass across, pass over, pass over, pass through, pass through, run, squeak by, squeak through, track, transgress, transit, transit, traverse, trespass, work | ||
| 2. | pass (motion) move past | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | These cars won't pass | ||
| Synonyms | go by, go past, pass by, surpass, travel by | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fly by, fly by, run by, skirt, whisk by, zip by | ||
| 3. | pass (social) make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation | ||
| Samples | They passed the amendment. We cannot legislate how people spend their free time. | ||
| Synonyms | legislate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enact, ordain | ||
| 4. | pass (motion) pass by | ||
| Samples | Three years elapsed. | ||
| Synonyms | elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, slide by, slip away, slip by | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fell, fly, vanish | ||
| 5. | pass (possession) place into the hands or custody of | ||
| Samples | Hand me the spoon, please. Turn the files over to me, please. He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers. | ||
| Examples | They pass the food to the people, They pass the people the food | ||
| Synonyms | give, hand, pass on, reach, turn over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transfer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | commit, confide, deal, deliver, entrust, entrust, fork out, fork over, fork up, free, give, give up, hand over, intrust, leave, release, relinquish, render, resign, slip, sneak, trust, turn in | ||
| 6. | pass (stative) stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | extend, go, lead, run | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | come, go deep, go far, radiate, ray | ||
| Verb group | range, run | ||
| 7. | pass (motion) travel past | ||
| Samples | The sports car passed all the trucks. | ||
| Examples | These cars won't pass | ||
| Synonyms | overhaul, overtake | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clear, get by, top | ||
| 8. | pass (change) come to pass | ||
| Samples | What is happening?. The meeting took place off without an incidence. Nothing occurred that seemed important. | ||
| Synonyms | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass off, take place | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. It ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anticipate, arise, backfire, backlash, bechance, bechance, befall, befall, betide, break, break, chance, coincide, come, come around, come off, come up, concur, contemporise, contemporize, develop, develop, fall, fall, give, go, go off, go over, happen, happen, intervene, materialise, materialize, operate, proceed, recoil, recrudesce, recur, repeat, result, roll around, shine, strike, supervene, synchronise, synchronize, transpire, turn out | ||
| 9. | pass (social) go unchallenged; be approved | ||
| Samples | The bill cleared the House. | ||
| Synonyms | clear | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clear | ||
| 10. | pass (stative) pass time in a specific way | ||
| Samples | How are you spending your summer vacation?. | ||
| Synonyms | spend | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | do, get through, holiday, overwinter, serve, slum, sojourn, soldier, summer, vacation, weekend, while away, winter | ||
| 11. | pass (contact) pass over, across, or through | ||
| Samples | He ran his eyes over her body. She ran her fingers along the carved figurine. He drew her hair through his fingers. | ||
| Synonyms | draw, guide, run | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rub, thread, thread | ||
| Verb group | draw, lead, run, string, thread | ||
| 12. | pass (communication) transmit information | ||
| Samples | Please communicate this message to all employees. Pass along the good news. | ||
| Synonyms | communicate, pass along, pass on, put across | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicate, convey, transmit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acknowledge, bespeak, call for, carry, deliver, get across, implant, message, message, plant, put over, quest, receipt, relay, render, request, return, send a message | ||
| 13. | pass (change) disappear gradually | ||
| Samples | The pain eventually passed off. | ||
| Synonyms | blow over, evanesce, fade, fleet, pass off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disappear, go away, vanish | ||
| 14. | pass (social) go successfully through a test or a selection process | ||
| Samples | She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now. | ||
| Synonyms | make it | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ace, breeze through, nail, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through | ||
| Antonyms | flunk, flush it, bomb, fail | ||
| 15. | pass (stative) be superior or better than some standard | ||
| Samples | She exceeded our expectations. She topped her performance of last year. | ||
| Synonyms | exceed, go past, overstep, top, transcend | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excel, stand out, surpass | ||
| 16. | pass (social) accept or judge as acceptable | ||
| Samples | The teacher passed the student although he was weak. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Cause | make it, pass | ||
| Antonyms | fail | ||
| 17. | pass (social) allow to go without comment or censure | ||
| Samples | The insult passed as if unnoticed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allow, let, permit | ||
| 18. | pass (possession) transfer to another; of rights or property | ||
| Samples | Our house passed under his official control. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| 19. | pass (motion) pass into a specified state or condition | ||
| Samples | He sank into nirvana. | ||
| Synonyms | lapse, sink | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 20. | pass (possession) throw (a ball) to another player | ||
| Samples | Smith passed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
| 21. | pass (possession) be inherited by | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | devolve, fall, return | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change hands, change owners | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fall, light | ||
| Verb group | accrue, fall | ||
| 22. | pass (motion) cause to pass | ||
| Samples | She passed around the plates. | ||
| Synonyms | make pass | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cycle, lead, pass off, pass through, run | ||
| Cause | go across, go through, pass | ||
| 23. | pass (communication) grant authorization or clearance for | ||
| Samples | Clear the manuscript for publication. The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography. | ||
| Synonyms | authorise, authorize, clear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | approbate, approve, certificate, certify, commission, declare, formalise, formalize, licence, license, O.K., okay, sanction, validate | ||
| 24. | pass (change) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abort, asphyxiate, buy it, drown, fall, famish, pip out, predecease, starve, stifle, succumb, suffocate, yield | ||
| Verb group | break, break down, conk out, die, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad | ||
| Antonyms | be born | ||
| 25. | pass (body) eliminate from the body | ||
| Samples | Pass a kidney stone. | ||
| Synonyms | egest, eliminate, excrete | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barf, be sick, ca-ca, cast, cat, chuck, crap, defecate, disgorge, empty, evacuate, exudate, exude, honk, make, make, make water, micturate, ooze, ooze out, pass water, pee, pee-pee, perspire, piddle, piss, puddle, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, relieve oneself, retch, shit, sick, spend a penny, spew, spue, stool, sudate, sweat, take a crap, take a leak, take a shit, throw up, transude, upchuck, urinate, urinate, void, vomit, vomit up, wee, wee-wee | ||
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