ADJECTIVE | all | pass, passing | of advancing the ball by throwing it |
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NOUN | act | pass, base on balls, walk | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls |
time | pass | (military) a written leave of absence | |
act | pass, passing play, passing game, passing | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate | |
object | pass, mountain pass, notch | the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks | |
communication | pass, passport | any authorization to pass or go somewhere | |
communication | pass, laissez passer | a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions | |
act | pass | a flight or run by an aircraft over a target | |
state | pass, strait, straits | a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs | |
event | pass, head, straits | a difficult juncture | |
event | pass | one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer) | |
communication | pass, bye | you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent | |
communication | pass, liberty chit | a permit to enter or leave a military installation | |
communication | pass | a complimentary ticket | |
act | pass, crack, fling, go, whirl, offer | a usually brief attempt | |
act | pass, toss, flip | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team | |
act | pass, passing, qualifying | success in satisfying a test or requirement | |
VERB | motion | pass | go across or through |
motion | pass, travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by | move past | |
social | pass, legislate | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation | |
motion | pass, elapse, lapse, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along | pass by | |
possession | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give | place into the hands or custody of | |
stative | pass, run, go, lead, extend | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope | |
motion | pass, overtake, overhaul | travel past | |
change | pass, happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, fall out, come about, take place | come to pass | |
social | pass, clear | go unchallenged | |
stative | pass, spend | pass time in a specific way | |
contact | pass, guide, run, draw | pass over, across, or through | |
communication | pass, communicate, pass on, pass along, put across | transmit information | |
change | pass, evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet | disappear gradually | |
social | pass, make it | go successfully through a test or a selection process | |
stative | pass, exceed, transcend, overstep, go past, top | be superior or better than some standard | |
social | pass | accept or judge as acceptable | |
social | pass | allow to go without comment or censure | |
possession | pass | transfer to another | |
motion | pass, sink, lapse | pass into a specified state or condition | |
possession | pass | throw (a ball) to another player | |
possession | pass, fall, return, devolve | be inherited by | |
motion | pass, make pass | cause to pass | |
communication | pass, authorize, authorise, clear | grant authorization or clearance for | |
change | pass, die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain / sustain life | |
body | pass, excrete, egest, eliminate | eliminate from the body |
Sounds | pae's | |
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Rhymes | alas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes... |
Meaning | Of advancing the ball by throwing it. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | passing | |
Category | football, football game | Any of various games / games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
Opposite | running | Of advancing the ball by running |
Meaning | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls. | |
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Synonyms | base on balls, walk | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Broader | accomplishment, achievement | The action of accomplishing something |
Meaning | (military) a written leave of absence. | |
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Example | "he had a pass for three days" | |
Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
Broader | leave, leave of absence | The period of time during which you are absent from work or duty |
Spanish | pase | |
Catalan | passi |
Meaning | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate. | |
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Example | "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" | |
Synonyms | passing play, passing game, passing | |
Category | American football, American football game | A game / game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long |
Narrower | forward pass, aerial | A pass to a receiver downfield / downfield from the passer |
lateral pass, lateral | A pass to a receiver upfield from the passer | |
spot pass | A pass to a designated spot on the field | |
Broader | football play | (American football) a play by the offensive team |
Spanish | pase | |
Catalan | passi | |
Verbs | pass | throw (a ball) to another player |
Meaning | Any authorization to pass or go somewhere. | |
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Example | "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" | |
Synonym | passport | |
Narrower | safe-conduct, safeguard | A document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war |
Broader | permission | approval to do something |
Spanish | pasaporte | |
Catalan | passaport | |
Verbs | pass | grant authorization or clearance for |
Meaning | A document indicating permission to do something without restrictions. | |
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Example | "the media representatives had special passes" | |
Synonym | laissez passer | |
Narrower | boarding card, boarding pass | A pass that allows you to board a ship or plane |
hall pass | written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school | |
ticket-of-leave | A permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions | |
Broader | permission | approval to do something |
Spanish | pase | |
Catalan | passi |
Meaning | A flight or run by an aircraft over a target. | |
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Example | "the plane turned to make a second pass" | |
Broader | flight, flying | An instance of traveling by air |
Meaning | A bad or difficult situation or state of affairs. | |
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Synonyms | strait, straits | |
Narrower | desperate straits, dire straits | A state of extreme / extreme distress |
Broader | situation | A complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
Spanish | aprieto, impás | |
Catalan | destret |
Meaning | A difficult juncture. | |
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Example | "a pretty pass" | |
Synonyms | head, straits | |
Broader | juncture, occasion | An event that occurs at a critical time |
Spanish | apuro, límite, punto álgido |
Meaning | One complete cycle of operations (as by a computer). | |
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Example | "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass" | |
Category | computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | A machine for performing calculations automatically |
Broader | cycle, oscillation | A single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon |
Meaning | You advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent. | |
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Synonym | bye | |
Broader | concession, conceding, yielding | The act of conceding or yielding |
Verbs | pass | accept or judge as acceptable |
Meaning | A permit to enter or leave a military installation. | |
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Example | "he had to show his pass in order to get out" | |
Synonym | liberty chit | |
Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
Broader | license, licence, permit | A legal document giving official permission to do something |
Meaning | A complimentary ticket. | |
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Example | "the star got passes for his family" | |
Broader | ticket | A commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment) |
Spanish | pase | |
Catalan | passi |
Meaning | A usually brief attempt. | |
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Synonyms | crack, fling, go, whirl, offer | |
Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something |
Spanish | conato, disposición, pase, prueba, tentativa, vuelta |
Meaning | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team. | |
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Example | "the pass was fumbled" | |
Synonyms | toss, flip | |
Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
Narrower | centering, snap | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back |
Broader | throw | The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) |
Spanish | pase | |
Catalan | passada |
Meaning | success in satisfying a test or requirement. | |
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Examples |
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Synonyms | passing, qualifying | |
Broader | success | An attainment that is successful |
Opposite | failing, flunk | failure to reach a minimum required performance |
Spanish | aprobado | |
Catalan | aprovat |
Meaning | Move past. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Model | These cars won't pass | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by | |
Narrower | fly by | pass by while flying |
run by | pass by while running | |
skirt | Pass around or about | |
zip by, fly by, whisk by | Move by very quickly | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Spanish | dejar atrás, ir, pasar | |
Catalan | passar | |
Nouns | passer | a person who passes by casually or by chance |
Meaning | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "They passed the amendment" | |
Synonym | legislate | |
Broader | ordain, enact | Order by virtue of superior authority |
Spanish | legislar, pasar | |
Catalan | legislar, passar | |
Nouns | passage | the passing of a law by a legislative body |
Meaning | pass by. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Synonyms | elapse, lapse, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along | |
Narrower | fly, fell, vanish | pass away rapidly |
Broader | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
Spanish | deslizarse, esfumarse, pasar, seguir, transcurrir, trascurrir | |
Catalan | acabar, passar, transcórrer |
Meaning | place into the hands or custody of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Model | They pass the food to the people; They pass the people the food | |
Synonyms | hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give | |
Narrower | deal | Give (a specific card) to a player |
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit | confer a trust upon | |
entrust, leave | put into the care or protection of someone | |
give | Leave with | |
hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render | To surrender / surrender someone or something to another | |
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up | Part with a possession or right | |
slip, sneak | Pass on stealthily | |
Broader | transfer | Cause to change ownership |
See also | pass on | transmit information |
pass on | give to or transfer possession of | |
pass on | transmit (knowledge or skills) | |
pass on | refer to another person for decision or judgment | |
Spanish | acercar, alcanzar, ceder, dar, dispensar, entregar, pasar, propinar, traspasar | |
Catalan | acostar, apropar, aproximar, cedir, dispensar, donar, entregar, lliurar, passar, propinar, traspassar | |
Nouns | passage | the act of passing something to another person |
Meaning | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points / points or beyond a certain point / point. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Synonyms | run, go, lead, extend | |
Narrower | come | Extend or reach |
go far, go deep | Extend in importance or range | |
radiate, ray | Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center | |
underrun | Run or pass below | |
Broader | be | Occupy a certain position or area |
Similar to | range, run | change or be different within limits |
Spanish | acudir, ampliar, dirigir, extenderse, ir, liderar, pasar, prolongar | |
Catalan | acudir, ampliar, anar, dirigir, estendre's, liderar, passar, prolongar |
Meaning | Travel past. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Model | These cars won't pass | |
Example | "The sports car passed all the trucks" | |
Synonyms | overtake, overhaul | |
Narrower | clear, top | Pass by, over, or under without making contact |
get by | Pass or move in front of | |
Broader | advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
Spanish | adelantar, alcanzar, pasar | |
Nouns | passing | going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it |
passing, passage | the motion / motion of one object relative to another |
Meaning | Go unchallenged; be approved. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | clear | |
Narrower | clear | Pass an inspection or receive authorization |
Broader | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal |
Spanish | pasar, salvar |
Meaning | Pass time in a specific way. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | spend | |
Narrower | serve, do | spend time in prison or in a labor camp |
slum | Spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure | |
sojourn | spend a certain length of time | |
soldier | Serve as a soldier in the military | |
summer | spend the summer | |
vacation, holiday | spend or take a vacation | |
weekend | spend the weekend | |
while away, get through | spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner | |
winter, overwinter | spend the winter | |
Spanish | pasar | |
Catalan | gastar, passar |
Meaning | pass over, across, or through. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
Synonyms | guide, run, draw | |
Narrower | rub | Move over something with pressure |
thread | pass a thread through | |
thread | pass through or into | |
See also | pass around | cause to become widely known |
pass over | rub with a circular motion | |
Similar to | run, lead | Cause something to pass or lead somewhere |
string, thread, draw | thread on or as if on a string | |
Spanish | encaminar, guiar, pasar, recorrer | |
Catalan | encaminar, guiar, passar |
Meaning | transmit information. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Example | "pass along the good news" | |
Synonyms | communicate, pass on, pass along, put across | |
Narrower | acknowledge, receipt | Report the receipt of |
carry | Pass on a communication | |
get across, put over | Communicate successfully | |
message | send as a message | |
message | send a message to | |
plant, implant | put firmly in the mind | |
relay | Pass along | |
render, deliver, return | Pass down | |
request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for | |
send a message | Give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally | |
telecommunicate | Communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail | |
Broader | convey, transmit, communicate | transfer to another |
Spanish | comunicar, informar, transmitir | |
Catalan | comunicar, fer entendre |
Meaning | disappear gradually. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "The pain eventually passed off" | |
Synonyms | evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet | |
Broader | disappear, vanish, go away | Get lost, as without warning or explanation |
Spanish | desaparecer, desvanecerse, esfumarse, marchar, pasar | |
Catalan | desaparèixer, esvair-se, remetre | |
Nouns | passing | the end of something |
Meaning | go successfully through a test or a selection process. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" | |
Synonym | make it | |
Caused by | pass | Accept or judge as acceptable |
Narrower | breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail | succeed at easily |
Broader | succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal / goal |
Opposite | fail, flunk, bomb, flush it | fail to get a passing grade |
Spanish | aprobar | |
Nouns | passer | a student who passes an examination |
passing | success in satisfying a test or requirement |
Meaning | Be superior or better than some standard. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | exceed, transcend, overstep, go past, top | |
Broader | excel, stand out, surpass | distinguish oneself |
Spanish | exceder, rebasar, sobrepasar, superar, trascender | |
Catalan | depassar, excedir, superar, ultrapassar |
Meaning | Accept or judge as acceptable. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" | |
Cause to | pass, make it | go successfully through a test or a selection process |
Broader | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
Opposite | fail | judge unacceptable |
Spanish | pasar | |
Nouns | pass | you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent |
passing | success in satisfying a test or requirement |
Meaning | Allow to go without comment or censure. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "the insult passed as if unnoticed" | |
Broader | let, allow, permit | make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen / happen |
Meaning | transfer to another; of rights or property. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "Our house passed under his official control" | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Spanish | pasar, transferir |
Meaning | Pass into a specified state or condition. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | sink, lapse | |
Broader | move | Go or proceed from one point to another |
Spanish | caer en, pasar | |
Catalan | caure en, passar | |
Nouns | passage | the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
Meaning | Throw (a ball) to another player. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Example | "Smith passed" | |
Broader | throw | Propel through the air |
Spanish | entregar, pasar | |
Catalan | entregar, lliurar, passar | |
Nouns | pass, passing | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate |
passer | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass |
Meaning | Be inherited by. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | fall, return, devolve | |
Narrower | fall, light | fall to somebody by assignment or lot |
Broader | change hands, change owners | Be transferred to another owner |
Similar to | accrue, fall | Come into the possession of |
Spanish | reincorporar, retornar | |
Catalan | reincorporar, retornar |
Meaning | Cause to pass. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "She passed around the plates" | |
Synonym | make pass | |
Cause to | pass | go across or through |
Narrower | cycle | Cause to go through a recurring sequence |
pass off | Cause to be circulated / circulated and accepted in a false character or identity | |
pass through | Cause to move through | |
run, lead | Cause something to pass or lead somewhere | |
Spanish | entregar, pasar | |
Catalan | entregar, lliurar, passar |
Meaning | grant authorization or clearance for. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
Synonyms | authorize, authorise, clear | |
Narrower | approbate | approve or sanction officially |
approve, O.K., okay, sanction | Give sanction to | |
certificate | authorize by certificate | |
commission | Charge with a task | |
declare | authorize payments of | |
license, licence, certify | authorize officially | |
validate, formalize, formalise | declare or make legally valid | |
Broader | permit, allow, let, countenance | consent to, give permission |
Spanish | aprobar, autorizar, facultar | |
Catalan | autoritzar, facultar | |
Nouns | pass | any authorization to pass or go somewhere |
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