Synonyms: qualifying, pass, passing
Definition: success in satisfying a test or requirement
Usage: his future depended on his passing that test; he got a pass in introductory chemistry
Similar words: success
Definition: an attainment that is successful
Usage: his success in the marathon was unexpected; his new play was a great success
Definition: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
Usage: the pass was fumbled
Similar words: throw
Definition: the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
Usage: the catcher made a good throw to second base
Synonyms: walk, base on balls, pass
Definition: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
Usage: he worked the pitcher for a base on balls
Similar words: accomplishment, achievement
Definition: the action of accomplishing something
Synonyms: pass
Definition: a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
Usage: the plane turned to make a second pass
Definition: an instance of traveling by air
Usage: flying was still an exciting adventure for him
Synonyms: pass, passing, passing game, passing play
Definition: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
Usage: the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
Similar words: football play
Definition: (American football) a play by the offensive team
Synonyms: whirl, crack, offer, pass, fling, go
Definition: a usually brief attempt
Usage: he took a crack at it; I gave it a whirl
Similar words: endeavor, endeavour, effort, try, attempt
Definition: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
Usage: made an effort to cover all the reading material; wished him luck in his endeavor; she gave it a good try
Synonyms: pass
Definition: a complimentary ticket
Usage: the star got passes for his family
Similar words: ticket
Definition: a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
Synonyms: liberty chit, pass
Definition: a permit to enter or leave a military installation
Usage: he had to show his pass in order to get out
Similar words: licence, license, permit
Definition: a legal document giving official permission to do something
Synonyms: pass, laissez passer
Definition: a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
Usage: the media representatives had special passes
Definition: any authorization to pass or go somewhere
Usage: the pass to visit had a strict time limit
Definition: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
Usage: he had a bye in the first round
Similar words: conceding, concession, yielding
Definition: the act of conceding or yielding
Synonyms: pass
Definition: one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
Usage: it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass
Similar words: oscillation, cycle
Definition: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
Usage: a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons
Definition: a difficult juncture
Usage: a pretty pass; matters came to a head yesterday
Similar words: occasion, juncture
Definition: an event that occurs at a critical time
Usage: at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave; it was needed only on special occasions
Synonyms: pass, mountain pass, notch
Definition: the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
Usage: we got through the pass before it started to snow
Similar words: location
Definition: a point or extent in space
Synonyms: pass, strait, straits
Definition: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
Similar words: situation
Definition: a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
Usage: the dangerous situation developed suddenly; that's quite a situation; no human situation is simple
Synonyms: pass
Definition: (military) a written leave of absence
Usage: he had a pass for three days
Similar words: leave, leave of absence
Definition: the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
Usage: a ten day's leave to visit his mother
Synonyms: pass, egest, excrete, eliminate
Definition: eliminate from the body
Usage: Pass a kidney stone
Similar words: exhaust, expel, eject, discharge, release
Definition: eliminate (a substance)
Usage: combustion products are exhausted in the engine; the plant releases a gas
Synonyms: snuff it, buy the farm, choke, cash in one's chips, pop off, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, go, pass, pass away, perish, die, decease, conk, drop dead, croak, exit, expire
Definition: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Usage: 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
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Synonyms: pass, pass off, blow over, fleet, evanesce, fade
Definition: disappear gradually
Usage: The pain eventually passed off
Similar words: disappear, vanish, go away
Definition: get lost, as without warning or explanation
Usage: He disappeared without a trace
Synonyms: put across, pass, pass along, pass on, communicate
Definition: transmit information
Usage: Please communicate this message to all employees; pass along the good news
Similar words: transmit, convey, communicate
Definition: transfer to another
Usage: communicate a disease
Synonyms: pass, authorise, authorize, clear
Definition: grant authorization or clearance for
Usage: Clear the manuscript for publication; The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
Similar words: let, countenance, permit, allow
Definition: consent to, give permission
Usage: She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband; I won't let the police search her basement; I cannot allow you to see your exam
Definition: pass into a specified state or condition
Usage: He sank into nirvana
Similar words: move
Definition: go or proceed from one point to another
Usage: the debate moved from family values to the economy
Synonyms: overhaul, overtake, pass
Definition: travel past
Usage: The sports car passed all the trucks
Similar words: go on, advance, march on, progress, move on, pass on
Definition: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Usage: Time marches on
Synonyms: go across, go through, pass
Definition: go across or through
Usage: We passed the point where the police car had parked; A terrible thought went through his mind
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: go by, go past, surpass, travel by, pass, pass by
Definition: move past
Usage: 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
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: elapse, glide by, go along, go by, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by, lapse
Definition: pass by
Usage: three years elapsed
Similar words: go on, advance, march on, progress, move on, pass on
Definition: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Usage: Time marches on
Synonyms: pass
Definition: transfer to another; of rights or property
Usage: Our house passed under his official control
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: devolve, return, fall, pass
Definition: be inherited by
Usage: 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
Similar words: change hands, change owners
Definition: be transferred to another owner
Usage: This restaurant changed hands twice last year
Synonyms: hand, give, reach, pass, pass on, turn over
Definition: place into the hands or custody of
Usage: hand me the spoon, please; Turn the files over to me, please; He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
Similar words: transfer
Definition: cause to change ownership
Usage: I transferred my stock holdings to my children
Synonyms: pass
Definition: throw (a ball) to another player
Usage: Smith passed
Synonyms: pass
Definition: allow to go without comment or censure
Usage: the insult passed as if unnoticed
Similar words: let, allow, permit
Definition: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
Usage: This permits the water to rush in; This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement; This will permit the rain to run off
Definition: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
Usage: They passed the amendment; We cannot legislate how people spend their free time
Definition: order by virtue of superior authority; decree
Usage: The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews; the legislature enacted this law in 1985
Definition: go unchallenged; be approved
Usage: The bill cleared the House
Similar words: win, succeed, bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods
Definition: attain success or reach a desired goal
Usage: The enterprise succeeded; We succeeded in getting tickets to the show; she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
Synonyms: pass
Definition: accept or judge as acceptable
Usage: The teacher passed the student although he was weak
Similar words: evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Definition: form a critical opinion of
Usage: I cannot judge some works of modern art; How do you evaluate this grant proposal? We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
Definition: go successfully through a test or a selection process
Usage: She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now
Similar words: win, succeed, bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods
Definition: attain success or reach a desired goal
Usage: The enterprise succeeded; We succeeded in getting tickets to the show; she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
Synonyms: exceed, overstep, pass, top, transcend, go past
Definition: be superior or better than some standard
Usage: She exceeded our expectations; She topped her performance of last year
Synonyms: extend, run, lead, go, pass
Definition: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
Usage: 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
Similar words: be
Definition: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
Usage: Where is my umbrella? The toolshed is in the back; What is behind this behavior?