pass
1. (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls (Freq. 6)
- he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
• Syn:
base on balls, walk
• Derivationally related forms:
walk (for: walk)
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
accomplishment, achievement
2. (military) a written leave of absence (Freq. 3)
- he had a pass for three days
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
leave, leave of absence
3. (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate (Freq. 2)
- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
• Syn:
passing play, passing game, passing
• Derivationally related forms:
pass (for: passing)
• Topics:
American football, American football game
• Hypernyms:
football play
• Hyponyms:
forward pass, aerial, lateral pass, lateral, spot pass
4. the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks (Freq. 1)
- we got through the pass before it started to snow
• Syn:
mountain pass, notch
• Hypernyms:
location
• Hyponyms:
col, gap, defile, gorge, saddleback, saddle
• Instance Hyponyms:
Brenner Pass, Cumberland Gap, Donner Pass, Khyber Pass
• Part Holonyms:
range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
5. any authorization to pass or go somewhere (Freq. 1)
- the pass to visit had a strict time limit
• Syn:
passport
• Hypernyms:
permission
• Hyponyms:
safe-conduct, safeguard
6. a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions (Freq. 1)
- the media representatives had special passes
• Syn:
laissez passer
• Hypernyms:
permission
• Hyponyms:
boarding card, boarding pass, hall pass, ticket-of-leave
7. a flight or run by an aircraft over a target (Freq. 1)
- the plane turned to make a second pass
• Hypernyms:
flight, flying
8. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
• Syn:
strait, straits
• Hypernyms:
situation
• Hyponyms:
desperate straits, dire straits
9. one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
- it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass
• Topics:
computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
• Hypernyms:
cycle, oscillation
10. a complimentary ticket
- the star got passes for his family
• Hypernyms:
ticket
11. a usually brief attempt
- he took a crack at it
- I gave it a whirl
• Syn:
crack, fling, go, whirl, offer
• Hypernyms:
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
12. you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- he had a bye in the first round
• Syn:
bye
• Hypernyms:
concession, conceding, yielding
13. a permit to enter or leave a military installation
- he had to show his pass in order to get out
• Syn:
liberty chit
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
license, licence, permit
14. a difficult juncture
- a pretty pass
- matters came to a head yesterday
• Syn:
head, straits
• Hypernyms:
juncture, occasion
15. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- the pass was fumbled
• Syn:
toss, flip
• Derivationally related forms:
flip (for: flip), toss (for: toss)
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
throw
• Hyponyms:
centering, snap
16. success in satisfying a test or requirement
- his future depended on his passing that test
- he got a pass in introductory chemistry
• Syn:
passing, qualifying
• Ant:
failing (for: passing)
• Derivationally related forms:
qualify (for: qualifying), pass (for: passing)
• Hypernyms:
success
1. go across or through (Freq. 32)
- We passed the point where the police car had parked
- A terrible thought went through his mind
• Syn:
go through, go across
• See Also:
pass over
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
break through, crack, squeak by, squeak through, transit,
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over,
get across, cut through, cut across, infiltrate, pass through, run,
move through, pass across, cut, crash, muscle, transgress,
trespass, overstep, negotiate, negociate, lock, make,
work, cycle, fumble, blunder
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. move past (Freq. 31)
- 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
• Syn:
travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by
• Derivationally related forms:
passer
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
skirt, run by, fly by, zip by, whisk by
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- These cars won't pass
3. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation (Freq. 29)
- They passed the amendment
- We cannot legislate how people spend their free time
• Syn:
legislate
• Derivationally related forms:
passage, legislative (for: legislate), legislature (for: legislate), legislation (for: legislate), legislator (for: legislate)
• Hypernyms:
ordain, enact
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
4. pass by (Freq. 17)
- three years elapsed
• Syn:
elapse, lapse, slip by, glide by, slip away,
go by, slide by, go along
• Derivationally related forms:
lapse (for: lapse)
• Hypernyms:
advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
• Hyponyms:
fly, fell, vanish
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
5. place into the hands or custody of (Freq. 13)
- hand me the spoon, please
- Turn the files over to me, please
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
• Syn:
hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
• See Also:
hand out (for: hand), hand down (for: hand), hand over (for: hand), pass on
• Derivationally related forms:
hand (for: hand), passage
• Hypernyms:
transfer
• Hyponyms:
give, slip, sneak, deal, hand over,
fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render,
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up, entrust,
intrust, trust, confide, commit, leave
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- They pass the food to the people
- They pass the people the food
6. travel past (Freq. 8)
- The sports car passed all the trucks
• Syn:
overtake, overhaul
• Derivationally related forms:
overtaking (for: overtake), passage, passing
• Hypernyms:
advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
• Hyponyms:
get by, clear, top
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- These cars won't pass
7. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope;
run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point (Freq. 8)
- 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
• Syn:
run, go, lead, extend
• See Also:
extend to (for: extend), run along (for: run)
• Derivationally related forms:
extent (for: extend)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Hyponyms:
come, radiate, ray, go far, go deep
• Verb Group:
range, run
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
8. come to pass (Freq. 7)
- What is happening?
- The meeting took place off without an incidence
- Nothing occurred that seemed important
• Syn:
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur,
fall out, come about, take place
• Derivationally related forms:
hap (for: hap), happening (for: happen)
• Hyponyms:
break, recrudesce, develop, arise, come up,
result, intervene, transpire, give, operate, supervene,
proceed, go, come, fall, anticipate, recur,
repeat, go off, come off, go over, come around, roll around,
happen, materialize, materialise, befall, bechance, betide,
concur, coincide, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance,
chance, strike, turn out, synchronize, synchronise,
contemporize, contemporise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- It ----s that CLAUSE
9. go unchallenged;
be approved (Freq. 4)
- The bill cleared the House
• Syn:
clear
• Hypernyms:
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
• Hyponyms:
clear
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
10. pass time in a specific way (Freq. 3)
- how are you spending your summer vacation?
• Syn:
spend
• Hyponyms:
soldier, slum, weekend, vacation, holiday,
serve, do, while away, get through, sojourn, winter,
overwinter, summer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
11. transmit information (Freq. 3)
- Please communicate this message to all employees
- pass along the good news
• Syn:
communicate, pass on, pass along, put across
• Derivationally related forms:
communicative (for: communicate), communicatory (for: communicate), communication (for: communicate), communicator (for: communicate), communicating (for: communicate)
• Hypernyms:
convey, transmit, communicate
• Hyponyms:
plant, implant, send a message, relay, get across,
put over, request, bespeak, call for, quest, acknowledge,
receipt, carry, render, deliver, return, message
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
12. disappear gradually (Freq. 3)
- The pain eventually passed off
• Syn:
evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet
• Derivationally related forms:
passing, evanescent (for: evanesce), evanescence (for: evanesce)
• Hypernyms:
disappear, vanish, go away
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
13. pass over, across, or through (Freq. 3)
- He ran his eyes over her body
- She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
- He drew her hair through his fingers
• Syn:
guide, run, draw
• See Also:
pass over, pass around
• Hyponyms:
rub, thread
• Verb Group:
string, thread, draw, run, lead
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
14. go successfully through a test or a selection process (Freq. 2)
- She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now
• Syn:
make it
• Ant:
fail
• Derivationally related forms:
passer, passing
• Hypernyms:
succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
• Hyponyms:
breeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nail
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
15. pass into a specified state or condition (Freq. 1)
- He sank into nirvana
• Syn:
sink, lapse
• Derivationally related forms:
passage
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
16. be superior or better than some standard (Freq. 1)
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
• Syn:
exceed, transcend, overstep, go past, top
• Derivationally related forms:
top (for: top), topper (for: top), transcendent (for: transcend), transcendency (for: transcend), transcendence (for: transcend), excessive (for: exceed), exceedance (for: exceed)
• Hypernyms:
excel, stand out, surpass
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
17. accept or judge as acceptable (Freq. 1)
- The teacher passed the student although he was weak
• Ant:
fail
• Derivationally related forms:
passing
• Hypernyms:
evaluate, pass judgment, judge
• Cause:
make it
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
18. allow to go without comment or censure (Freq. 1)
- the insult passed as if unnoticed
• Hypernyms:
let, allow, permit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
19. transfer to another;
of rights or property (Freq. 1)
- Our house passed under his official control
• Hypernyms:
change
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
20. throw (a ball) to another player
- Smith passed
• Derivationally related forms:
passer, passing
• Hypernyms:
throw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
21. cause to pass
- She passed around the plates
• Syn:
make pass
• Hyponyms:
cycle, pass off, pass through, run, lead
• Cause:
go through, go across
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
22. eliminate from the body
- Pass a kidney stone
• Syn:
excrete, egest, eliminate
• Derivationally related forms:
passing, excretory (for: excrete), excretion (for: excrete), excreting (for: excrete), elimination (for: eliminate)
• Hypernyms:
exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release
• Hyponyms:
sweat, sudate, perspire, exude, exudate,
transude, ooze out, ooze, make, urinate, piddle,
puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water,
relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water,
evacuate, void, empty, stool, defecate, shit,
take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap, vomit, vomit up,
purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge,
regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue,
chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
23. 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
• Syn:
fall, return, devolve
• Hypernyms:
change hands, change owners
• Hyponyms:
fall, light
• Verb Group:
accrue, fall
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
24. 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
• Syn:
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
• Ant:
be born (for: die)
• See Also:
die out (for: die), die off (for: die), die down (for: die)
• Derivationally related forms:
passing, expiration (for: expire), exit (for: exit), going (for: go), decedent (for: decease), decease (for: decease), death (for: die), Death (for: die)
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
abort, suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, buy it,
pip out, drown, predecease, starve, famish, fall,
succumb, yield
• Verb Group:
die, fail, go bad, give way, give out,
conk out, go, break, break down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
25. grant authorization or clearance for
- Clear the manuscript for publication
- The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
• Syn:
authorize, authorise, clear
• Derivationally related forms:
clearance (for: clear), authorisation (for: authorise), authoriser (for: authorise), authorization (for: authorize), authorizer (for: authorize)
• Hypernyms:
permit, allow, let, countenance
• Hyponyms:
approbate, certificate, approve, O.K., okay,
sanction, declare, license, licence, certify, commission,
validate, formalize, formalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
of advancing the ball by throwing it
- a team with a good passing attack
- a pass play
• Syn:
passing
• Ant:
running (for: passing)
• Topics:
football, football game
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