base on balls, walk, pass -- ((baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls")
pass -- ((military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days")
pass, passing play, passing game, passing -- ((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")
pass, mountain pass, notch -- (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")
pass, passport -- (any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit")
pass, laissez passer -- (a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes")
pass -- (a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass")
pass, strait, straits -- (a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs)
pass, head, straits -- (a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday")
pass -- (one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass")
bye, pass -- (you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round")
pass, liberty chit -- (a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out")
pass -- (a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family")
crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer -- (a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl")
pass, toss, flip -- ((sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled")
passing, pass, qualifying -- (success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry")
Overview of verb pass
The verb pass has 25 senses
pass, go through, go across -- (go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind")
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")
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")
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")
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")
pass, overtake, overhaul -- (travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks")
pass, clear -- (go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House")
spend, pass -- (pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?")
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")
communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across -- (transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news")
pass, make it -- (go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now")
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")
pass -- (accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak")
pass -- (allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed")
pass -- (transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control")
sink, pass, lapse -- (pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana")
pass -- (throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed")
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")
pass, make pass -- (cause to pass; "She passed around the plates")
authorize, authorise, pass, clear -- (grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography")
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