v
(transitive) To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
v
(transitive) To take possession of the mind of; to charm, transport, or delude.
v
(idiomatic) To move, especially emphasising the manner in which one moves.
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To transfer (something) to a later point in time.
v
(Britain, Canada, idiomatic) To take responsibility, especially in a challenging situation.
v
(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
v
Synonym of pass the river (to die)
v
(Philippines) to line up
v
(intransitive) To move along; proceed; progress; advance
v
To move by (someone or something) in a line or procession and with a serious, often spiritual or deeply emotional purpose.
n
(singular only, by extension) Completion of the first phase of an activity.
v
(intransitive, obsolete) To go by; pass, go past; pass unnoticed; cross.
v
(intransitive, obsolete) To pass forth; go; proceed; pass on.
v
To pass or go past without much interaction.
n
(US) A permit to be out of class during school hours.
n
Alternative form of hall pass [(US) A permit to be out of class during school hours.]
v
(idiomatic, transitive) to pass or transfer.
n
An enduring (non-temporary) clearance to enter the West Wing of the White House, signified by a laminated card.
v
(transitive) To hurry past (someone) in order to prevent them from passing a certain point.
n
(literally) A pass (for schools, military, etc.) exempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital for treatment
n
(informal, humorous) Permission given to one's partner (usually from wife to husband) to go out independently on a social outing.
v
(transitive) To pass along or hand over.
v
(transitive, sports) To pass the ball more skilfully than.
v
(transitive) To disregard, skip, or miss something.
v
(intransitive) To move or be moved from one place to another.
v
(obsolete) To spend; to waste.
v
(intransitive) To travel past without stopping.
v
(transitive) To hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.
v
(transitive) To be sufficient, especially minimally so, for a specified purpose.
v
(idiomatic) To adequately pass a formal or informal inspection.
v
(transitive) To give something (to someone).
v
To bypass (something); to skip (something).
v
(figuratively) To pass the torch.
v
(idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.
v
(figuratively, idiomatic) To transfer responsibility.
v
Alternative form of pass the pikes [(archaic) To endure a difficult or unpleasant ordeal.]
adj
Describing a form of examination etc in which the student either passes or fails, without receiving a specific mark or grade.
adj
(grammar) Abbreviation of passive. [Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.]
n
(education, attributive) A type of grading system where a student either passes or fails a class, and no specific grade (such as A, B or C) is given.
adj
That may be passed or traversed.
n
Alternative form of passade [(fencing) A pass or thrust.]
v
(medicine) To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium.
adj
(obsolete) Currently in use; in vogue.
adj
Obsolete form of passant. [(heraldry, of a four-legged animal) Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground.]
n
That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct.
n
A person who is passing by (that is, walking past).
n
A person who passes through a place.
adj
In possession of a pass.
n
(US) Alternative spelling of passthrough [as of a signal through a device or network.]
n
(fencing) An attack that passes the target without hitting.
adj
Alternative form of passé (mostly used of women, being the French feminine form) [(colloquial) Dated; out of style; old-fashioned.]
adv
In a direction that passes.
adj
Passing through or over.
v
To pass into or through a solid object.
n
(dated) An unsatisfactory situation.
v
(transitive, soccer) To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.
n
A goal that changes as effort is made to reach the goal.
v
(idiomatic, originally Ireland) To betray one's comrades or countrymen; to betray a cause.
n
(go) first move, initiative
n
(programming) Part of a pass or iteration.
v
(intransitive or transitive, of events, time or time-keeping devices) To continue over time.
adj
Passing through; passing from one person to another.
v
To pass over, across or through something.
v
(obsolete, rare) To pass over or beyond.
v
(obsolete) To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.
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