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• noun:   (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

  Example: "The pass was fumbled"

• noun:   a flight or run by an aircraft over a target

  Example: "The plane turned to make a second pass"

• noun:   (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

  Example: "The coach sent in a passing play on third and long"

• noun:   a complementary (free) ticket

  Example: "The start got passes for his family"

• noun:   a permit to enter or leave a military installation

  Example: "He had to show his pass in order to get out"

• noun:   a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

  Example: "The media representatives had special passes"

• noun:   any authorization to pass or go somewhere

  Example: "The pass to visit had a strict time limit"

• noun:   one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)

  Example: "It was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"

• noun:   a difficult juncture

  Example: "A pretty pass"

• noun:   the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

  Example: "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

  Example: "He had a pass for three days"

• noun:   success in satisfying a test or requirement

  Example: "His future depended on his passing that test"

• noun:   you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
• noun:   (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
• noun:   a usually brief attempt
• verb:   travel past

  Example: "The sports car passed all the trucks"

• verb:   go across or through

  Example: "We passed the point where the police car had parked"

• verb:   cause to pass

  Example: "She passed around the plates"

• verb:   transfer to another; of rights or property

  Example: "Our house passed under his official control"

• verb:   place into the hands or custody of
• verb:   throw (a ball) to another player

  Example: "Smith passed"

• verb:   allow to go without comment or censure

  Example: "The insult passed as if unnoticed"

• verb:   go unchallenged; be approved
• verb:   accept or judge as acceptable

  Example: "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"

• verb:   go successfully through a test or a selection process

  Example: "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"

• verb:   be identified, regarded, accepted, or mistaken for someone or something else; as by denying one's own ancestry or background

  Example: "He could pass as his twin brother"

• verb:   make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

  Example: "They passed the amendment"

• verb:   pass (time) in a specific way
• verb:   pass into a specified state or condition
• verb:   pass by
• verb:   be inherited by
• verb:   stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
• verb:   transmit information
• verb:   grant authorization or clearance for
• verb:   go beyond
• verb:   eliminate from the body

  Example: "Pass a kidney stone"

• verb:   guide or pass over something
• verb:   pass by

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

• verb:   come to pass
• verb:   disappear gradually

  Example: "The pain eventually passed off"

• verb:   pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #6528)