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
excrete
egest
eliminate
eliminate from the body
Pass a kidney stone
toss
flip
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
the pass was fumbled
base on balls
walk
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
the plane turned to make a second pass
happen
hap
go on
pass off
occur
fall out
come about
take place
come to pass
What is happening?
The meeting took place without an incident
Nothing occurred that seemed important
die
decease
perish
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
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
evanesce
fade
blow over
fleet
disappear gradually
The pain eventually passed off
passing play
passing game
(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
communicate
pass on
pass along
put across
transmit information
Please communicate this message to all employees
pass along the good news
crack
fling
whirl
offer
a usually brief attempt
he took a crack at it
I gave it a whirl
authorize
authorise
clear
grant authorization or clearance for
Clear the manuscript for publication
The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
guide
run
draw
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
of advancing the ball by throwing it
a team with a good passing attack
a pass play
sink
lapse
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
He sank into nirvana
overtake
overhaul
travel past
The sports car passed all the trucks
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
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
make pass
cause to pass
She passed around the plates
elapse
slip by
glide by
slip away
slide by
go along
for time to move forward
three years elapsed
transfer to another; of rights or property
Our house passed under his official control
fall
return
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
hand
reach
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
throw (a ball) to another player
Smith passed
allow to go without comment or censure
the insult passed as if unnoticed
legislate
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
They passed the amendment
We cannot legislate how people spend their free time
go unchallenged; be approved
The bill cleared the House
accept or judge as acceptable
The teacher passed the student although he was weak
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
top
be superior or better than some standard
She exceeded our expectations
She topped her performance of last year
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
spend
use up a period of time in a specific way
how are you spending your summer vacation?
a complimentary ticket
the star got passes for his family
liberty chit
a permit to enter or leave a military installation
he had to show his pass in order to get out
laissez passer
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
the media representatives had special passes
passport
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
the pass to visit had a strict time limit
bye
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
he had a bye in the first round
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass
head
straits
a difficult juncture
a pretty pass
matters came to a head yesterday
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
strait
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
(military) a written leave of absence
he had a pass for three days