what does pass mean?
PASS as NOUN
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- success in satisfying a test or requirement
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- his future depended on his passing that test
- he got a pass in introductory chemistry
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
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Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
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- he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
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- the plane turned to make a second pass
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
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- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- he took a crack at it
- I gave it a whirl
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a complementary (free) ticket
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- the start got passes for his family
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a permit to enter or leave a military installation
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- he had to show his pass in order to get out
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
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- the media representatives had special passes
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
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- the pass to visit had a strict time limit
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
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- he had a bye in the first round
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
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- it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a pretty pass
- matters came to a head yesterday
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
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- we got through the pass before it started to snow
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
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Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- (military) a written leave of absence
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- he had a pass for three days
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
PASS as VERB
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Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- What is happening?
- The meeting took place off without an incidence
- Nothing occurred that seemed important
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- pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
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- She died from cancer
- They children perished in the fire
- The patient went peacefully
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The pain eventually passed off
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Please communicate this message to all employees
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- grant authorization or clearance for
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- Clear the manuscript for publication
- The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- guide or pass over something
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- He ran his eyes over her body
- She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
- He drew her hair through his fingers
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- pass into a specified state or condition
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Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The sports car passed all the trucks
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- We passed the point where the police car had parked
- A terrible thought went through his mind
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- She passed around the plates
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Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- transfer to another
- of rights or property
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- Our house passed under his official control
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- place into the hands or custody of
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- hand me the spoon, please
- Turn the files over to me, please
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- throw (a ball) to another player
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Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- allow to go without comment or censure
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- the insult passed as if unnoticed
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
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- They passed the amendment
- We cannot legislate how people’’s spend their free time
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- go unchallenged
- be approved
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- The bill cleared the House
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- accept or judge as acceptable
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- The teacher passed the student although he was weak
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- go successfully through a test or a selection process
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- She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
- run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
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- 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 ex
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- pass (time) in a specific way
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- How are you spending your summer vacation?
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- be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else
- as by denying one’’s own ancestry or background
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- He could pass as his twin brother
- She passed as a White woman even though her grandfather was Black
Hypernyms(s) pass is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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