pass


Meanings

  • (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls;
  • (military) a written leave of absence;
    • "he had a pass for three days"
  • (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"
  • 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"
  • any authorization to pass or go somewhere;
    • "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
  • a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions;
    • "the media representatives had special passes"
  • a flight or run by an aircraft over a target;
    • "the plane turned to make a second pass"
  • a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
  • a difficult juncture;
    • "a pretty pass"
  • one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer);
    • "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
  • you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent;
  • a permit to enter or leave a military installation;
    • "he had to show his pass in order to get out"
  • a complimentary ticket;
    • "the star got passes for his family"
  • a usually brief attempt;
  • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;
    • "the pass was fumbled"
  • success in satisfying a test or requirement;
    • "his future depended on his passing that test"
    • "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
  • go across or through;
    • "We passed the point where the police car had parked"
  • 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"
  • make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation;
    • "They passed the amendment"
  • 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;
    • "The sports car passed all the trucks"
  • come to pass;
  • go unchallenged; be approved;
  • pass time in a specific way;
  • pass over, across, or through;
  • transmit information ;
    • "pass along the good news"
  • disappear gradually;
    • "The pain eventually passed off"
  • go successfully through a test or a selection process;
    • "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
  • be superior or better than some standard;
  • accept or judge as acceptable;
    • "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
  • allow to go without comment or censure;
    • "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
  • transfer to another; of rights or property;
    • "Our house passed under his official control"
  • pass into a specified state or condition;
  • throw (a ball) to another player;
    • "Smith passed"
  • be inherited by;
  • cause to pass;
    • "She passed around the plates"
  • grant authorization or clearance for;
  • pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;
  • eliminate from the body;
  • of advancing the ball by throwing it;
    • "a team with a good passing attack"
    • "a pass play"
  • PASS v -ED, -ING, -ES to go by


Scrabble Score: 6

pass is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

pass is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

pass is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 7

pass is a valid Words With Friends word