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Definition of PASSES

noun : PASSES

Source: WordNet 3.1

1. (
) (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" ;

2. (
- pass
) (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days" ;

3. (
) (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" ;

4. (
) 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" ;

5. (
- pass ,
- passport ,
) any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" ;

6. (
- pass ,
- laissez_passer
) a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes" ;

7. (
- pass ,
) a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass" ;

8. (
- pass ,
- strait ,
- straits
) a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs ;

9. (
- pass ,
- head ,
- straits
) a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" ;

10. (
- pass ,
) one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass" ;

11. (
- bye ,
- pass ,
) an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" ;

12. (
- pass ,
- liberty_chit
) a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" ;

13. (
- pass ,
) a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family" ;

14. (
- crack ,
- fling ,
- go ,
- pass ,
- whirl ,
- offer ,
) a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" ;

15. (
- pass ,
- toss ,
- flip
) (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" ;

16. (
) success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" ;

verb : PASSES

Source: WordNet 3.1

1. (
- pass
) go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" ;

2. (
- travel_by ,
- pass_by ,
- surpass ,
- go_past ,
- go_by ,
- pass ,
) 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" ;

3. (
- legislate ,
- pass ,
) make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time" ;

4. (
- elapse ,
- lapse ,
- pass ,
- slip_by ,
- glide_by ,
- slip_away ,
- go_by ,
- slide_by ,
- go_along ,
) pass by; "three years elapsed" ;

5. (
- pass ,
- hand ,
- reach ,
- pass_on ,
- turn_over ,
- give ,
) place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" ;

6. (
- run ,
- go ,
- pass ,
- lead ,
- extend ,
) 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"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" ;

7. (
) travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" ;

8. (
- happen ,
- hap ,
- go_on ,
- pass_off ,
- occur ,
- pass ,
- fall_out ,
- come_about ,
- take_place
) come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" ;

9. (
- pass ,
- clear ,
) go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" ;

10. (
- spend ,
- pass
) use up a period of time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" ;

11. (
- guide ,
- run ,
- draw ,
- pass
) pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" ;

12. (
) transmit information; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" ;

13. (
- evanesce ,
- fade ,
- blow_over ,
- pass_off ,
- fleet ,
- pass ,
) disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" ;

14. (
- pass ,
- make_it ,
) go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" ;

15. (
- exceed ,
- transcend ,
- overstep ,
- pass ,
- go_past ,
- top
) be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" ;

16. (
- pass ,
) accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" ;

17. (
- pass ,
) allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed" ;

18. (
- pass ,
) transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control" ;

19. (
- sink ,
- pass ,
- lapse ,
) pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana" ;

20. (
- pass ,
) throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed" ;

21. (
- fall ,
- return ,
- pass ,
- devolve ,
) be inherited by; "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" ;

22. (
- pass ,
- make_pass
) cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" ;

23. (
) grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" ;

24. (
- die ,
- decease ,
- perish ,
- go ,
- exit ,
- pass_away ,
- expire ,
- pass ,
- 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 life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" ;

25. (
- excrete ,
- egest ,
- eliminate ,
- pass
) eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" ;

Adjective : PASSES

Source: WordNet 3.1

1. (
- antique ,
- demode ,
- ex ,
- old-fashioned ,
- old-hat ,
- outmoded ,
- passe ,
- passee
) out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" ;

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