pass

I

n.

permission

leave of absence

1) to issue a pass

2) to cancel, revoke a pass

3) a pass to (we got a pass to town)

4) on pass (they are in the city on pass)

flight

5) to make a pass (over a target)

aggressive attempt to become friendly

6) to make a pass (at smb.)

transfer of a ball, puck

7) to complete; throw a pass

8) to block; intercept a pass

9) (Am. football) a forward; incomplete; lateral; touchdown pass

ticket

10) a free pass

11) a pass to (we got free passes to the concert)

misc.

12) things came to a pretty pass ('the situation became very complicated')

II

v.

1) (A) ('to hand') ('to throw') pass the sugar to me; or: pass me the sugar; my teammate passed the ball to me; or my teammate passed me the ball

2) (D; intr.) to pass as, for ('to be accepted as') (he can pass as/for a Frenchman)

3) (d; intr.) to pass between ('to be exchanged') (a significant look passed between them)

4) (d; intr.) ('to shift') to pass from; to (to pass from one subject to another)

5) (d; intr.) to pass on, upon ('to judge') (to pass on the merits of a case)

6) (D; tr.) ('to deliver') to pass on, upon (the judge passed sentence on the accused; to pass judgment on smb.)

7) (d; intr.) ('to go'); ('to fly') to pass over (several planes passed over our house; to pass over a bridge)

8) (d; intr.) to pass over ('to disregard') (they passed over her when promotions were handed out)

9) (d; intr.) ('to go') to pass through (she was just passing through town)

10) (d; tr.) ('to insert') to pass through (he passed the cable through the loop)

11) (s) to pass unnoticed

12) (misc.) (BE) to be passed fit for service

III

n.

passage

1) to clear a pass

2) to block a pass

3) a mountain pass

4) a pass between; over; through (a pass through the mountains)

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[pɑːs]

incomplete

intercept a pass

lateral

my teammate passed the ball to me

or my teammate passed me the ball

or: pass me the sugar

over

revoke a pass

throw a pass

touchdown pass

through (a pass through the mountains)

for (he can pass as/for a Frenchman; 'to be accepted as')

('to fly') to pass over (several planes passed over our house; to pass over a bridge)

upon (the judge passed sentence on the accused; to pass judgment on smb.)

to (to pass from one subject to another)

upon (to pass on the merits of a case; 'to judge')

(A) ('to hand') ('to throw') pass the sugar to me

(Am. football) a forward

(D; intr.) to pass as

(d; intr.) ('to shift') to pass from

(d; intr.) to pass on

(misc.) (BE) to be passed fit for service

(s) to pass unnoticed

['passage'] to clear a pass

['permission'] ['leave of absence'] to issue a pass

['ticket'] a free pass

['transfer of a ball, puck'] to complete

a mountain pass

a pass between

to block

to block a pass

to cancel

['misc. '] things came to a pretty pass ('the situation became very complicated')

(d; intr.) to pass between (a significant look passed between them; 'to be exchanged')

['aggressive attempt to become friendly'] to make a pass (at smb.)

(d; tr.) ('to insert') to pass through (he passed the cable through the loop)

['flight'] to make a pass (over a target)

(d; intr.) ('to go') to pass through (she was just passing through town)

on pass (they are in the city on pass)

(d; intr.) to pass over (they passed over her when promotions were handed out; 'to disregard')

a pass to (we got free passes to the concert)