Definition of "Pass" :

noun: success in satisfying a test or requirement

"His future depended on his passing that test."

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

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

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: an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

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."

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

verb: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

verb: disappear gradually

"The pain eventually passed off."

verb: transmit information

"Pass along the good news."

verb: grant authorization or clearance for

verb: pass over, across, or through

verb: pass into a specified state or condition

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."

verb: move past

"A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window."

verb: cause to pass

"She passed around the plates."

verb: pass by

verb: transfer to another; of rights or property

"Our house passed under his official control."

verb: be inherited by

verb: place into the hands or custody of

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."

verb: go unchallenged; be approved

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

verb: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

verb: use up a period of time in a specific way

adjective: of advancing the ball by throwing it

"A team with a good passing attack."