noun: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls"
noun: (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days"
noun: (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"
noun: 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"
noun: any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
noun: a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes"
noun: a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass"
noun: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
noun: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
noun: one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass"
noun: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round"
noun: a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out"
noun: a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family"
noun: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
noun: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
noun: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
verb: go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
verb: 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"
verb: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time"
verb: pass by; "three years elapsed"
verb: 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"
verb: 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"
verb: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
verb: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
verb: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"
verb: pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?"
verb: 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"
verb: transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
verb: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
verb: go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
verb: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
verb: accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
verb: allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
verb: transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control"
verb: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"
verb: throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed"
verb: 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"
verb: cause to pass; "She passed around the plates"
verb: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"
verb: 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"
verb: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
adj: of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"
Length: 4 letters
Scrabble value: 6
Words with Friends value: 7
Literati value: 5
TWL (USA): Found
SOWPODS (UK): Found
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