pass
pass is a 4-letter English word with 81 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as, their vacation passed pleasantly.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. To go through any inspection or test successfully; to be approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination, but did not expect to pass.
- intransitive verb. To be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to continue; to live along.
- intransitive verb. To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance or opposition; as, we let this act pass.
- intransitive verb. To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess.
- intransitive verb. To take heed; to care.
- intransitive verb. To go through the intestines.
- intransitive verb. To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a certain clause in a deed.
- intransitive verb. To make a lunge or pass; to thrust.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. In football, hockey, etc., to make a pass; to transfer the ball, etc., to another player of one's own side.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To go from one limit to the other of; to spend; to live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.
- transitive verb. To go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to take no note of; to disregard.
- transitive verb. To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To cause to pass the lips; to utter; to pronounce; hence, to promise; to pledge; as, to pass sentence.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To put in circulation; to give currency to; as, to pass counterfeit money.
- transitive verb. To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance; as, to pass a person into a theater, or over a railroad.
- transitive verb. To emit from the bowels; to evacuate.
- transitive verb. To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure.
- transitive verb. To make, as a thrust, punto, etc.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary.
- intransitive verb. A movement of the hand over or along anything; the manipulation of a mesmerist.
- intransitive verb. A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc., between the rolls.
- intransitive verb. State of things; condition; predicament.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. Fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit.
- intransitive verb. Estimation; character.
- intransitive verb. A part; a division.
- noun. success in satisfying a test or requirement
"his future depended on his passing that test"
"he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
- noun. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
"the pass was fumbled"
- noun. (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
"he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
- noun. a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
"the plane turned to make a second pass"
- 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"
- noun. a usually brief attempt
"he took a crack at it"
"I gave it a whirl"
- noun. a complimentary ticket
"the star got passes for his family"
- noun. a permit to enter or leave a military installation
"he had to show his pass in order to get out"
- noun. a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
"the media representatives had special passes"
- noun. any authorization to pass or go somewhere
"the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
- noun. you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
"he had a bye in the first round"
- noun. one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
"it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
- noun. a difficult juncture
"a pretty pass"
"matters came to a head yesterday"
- 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"
- noun. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- noun. (military) a written leave of absence
"he had a pass for three days"
- verb. eliminate from the body
"Pass a kidney stone"
- verb. come to pass
"What is happening?"
"The meeting took place off without an incidence"
- 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"
- verb. disappear gradually
"The pain eventually passed off"
- verb. transmit information
"Please communicate this message to all employees"
"pass along the good news"
- verb. grant authorization or clearance for
"Clear the manuscript for publication"
"The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
- verb. pass over, across, or through
"He ran his eyes over her body"
"She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"
- verb. pass into a specified state or condition
"He sank into nirvana"
- verb. travel past
"The sports car passed all the trucks"
- verb. go across or through
"We passed the point where the police car had parked"
"A terrible thought went through his mind"
- verb. move past
"A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"
"He passed his professor in the hall"
- verb. cause to pass
"She passed around the plates"
- verb. pass by
"three years elapsed"
- verb. transfer to another; of rights or property
"Our house passed under his official control"
- verb. be inherited by
"The estate fell to my sister"
"The land returned to the family"
- verb. place into the hands or custody of
"hand me the spoon, please"
"Turn the files over to me, please"
- verb. throw (a ball) to another player
"Smith passed"
- verb. allow to go without comment or censure
"the insult passed as if unnoticed"
- verb. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
"They passed the amendment"
"We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
- verb. go unchallenged; be approved
"The bill cleared the House"
- verb. accept or judge as acceptable
"The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
- verb. go successfully through a test or a selection process
"She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
- verb. be superior or better than some standard
"She exceeded our expectations"
"She topped her performance of last year"
- 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"
- verb. pass time in a specific way
"how are you spending your summer vacation?"
- adjective. of advancing the ball by throwing it
"a team with a good passing attack"
"a pass play"
Synonyms
passing, qualifying, flip, toss, walk, crack, fling, go, offer, whirl, passport, bye, head, straits, notch, strait, egest, eliminate, excrete, hap, happen, occur, choke, conk
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in pass:
Common word forms
pas, passed, passen, passer, passes, passing, passable, passless
Words from these letters
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