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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  pass 
 
  17  of  26  senses  of  pass 
 
  Sense  1 
  pass,  go  through  go  across 
  =>  break  through  crack 
  =>  squeak  by  squeak  through 
  =>  traverse,  track,  cover,  cross,  pass  over  get  over  get  across  cut  through  cut  across 
  =>  infiltrate,  pass  through 
  =>  run 
  =>  transit,  pass  through  pass  across  pass  over 
  =>  cut 
  =>  crash 
  =>  muscle 
  =>  transgress,  trespass,  overstep 
  =>  lock 
  =>  make  work 
  =>  cycle 
  =>  fumble 
 
  Sense  2 
  travel  by  pass  by  surpass,  go  past,  go  by  pass 
  =>  skirt 
  =>  run  by 
  =>  fly  by 
  =>  zip  by  fly  by  whisk  by 
 
  Sense  4 
  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along 
  =>  fly,  fell,  vanish 
 
  Sense  5 
  pass,  hand,  reach,  pass  on  turn  over  give 
  =>  give 
  =>  slip,  sneak 
  =>  deal 
  =>  hand  over  turn  in  get  in  deliver,  render 
  =>  release,  relinquish,  free  give  up 
  =>  entrust,  intrust,  trust,  confide,  commit 
  =>  entrust,  leave 
 
  Sense  6 
  run,  go  pass,  lead,  extend 
  =>  come 
  =>  radiate,  ray 
  =>  go  far  go  deep 
 
  Sense  7 
  pass,  overtake,  overhaul 
  =>  get  by 
  =>  clear,  top 
 
  Sense  8 
  happen,  hap,  go  on  pass  off  occur,  pass,  come  about  take  place 
  =>  break,  recrudesce,  develop 
  =>  arise,  come  up 
  =>  transpire 
  =>  give 
  =>  operate 
  =>  supervene 
  =>  proceed,  go 
  =>  come 
  =>  fall 
  =>  anticipate 
  =>  develop 
  =>  recur,  repeat 
  =>  go  off  come  off  go  over 
  =>  come  around  roll  around 
  =>  happen,  materialize,  materialise 
  =>  happen,  befall,  bechance 
  =>  befall,  bechance,  betide 
  =>  concur,  coincide 
  =>  chance 
  =>  break 
  =>  fall,  shine,  strike 
  =>  turn  out 
  =>  synchronize,  synchronise,  contemporize,  contemporise 
 
  Sense  9 
  pass,  clear 
  =>  clear 
 
  Sense  10 
  spend,  pass 
  =>  soldier 
  =>  lead 
  =>  sunday,  Sunday 
  =>  christmas,  Christmas 
  =>  put  in 
  =>  weekend 
  =>  piddle,  wanton,  wanton  away  piddle  away  trifle 
  =>  misspend 
  =>  vacation,  holiday 
  =>  serve,  do 
  =>  while  away  get  through 
  =>  sojourn 
  =>  winter 
  =>  summer 
 
  Sense  11 
  guide,  run,  draw,  pass 
  =>  rub 
  =>  thread 
 
  Sense  12 
  communicate,  pass  on  pass,  put  across 
  =>  plant,  implant 
  =>  send  a  message 
  =>  relay 
  =>  get  across  put  over 
  =>  request,  bespeak,  call  for  quest 
  =>  carry 
  =>  render,  deliver,  return 
  =>  reveal,  display,  show 
 
  Sense  14 
  pass,  make  it 
  =>  breeze  through  ace,  pass  with  flying  colors,  sweep  through  sail  through  nail 
 
  Sense  22 
  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve 
  =>  fall,  light 
 
  Sense  23 
  pass,  make  pass 
  =>  cycle 
  =>  pass  off 
  =>  pass  through 
  =>  run,  lead 
 
  Sense  24 
  authorize,  authorise,  pass,  clear 
  =>  approbate 
  =>  certificate 
  =>  approve,  ok  okay,  sanction 
  =>  declare 
  =>  license,  licence,  certify 
  =>  entitle 
  =>  empower 
  =>  commission 
  =>  validate,  formalize,  formalise 
  =>  sanction 
 
  Sense  25 
  die,  decease,  perish,  go  exit  pass  away  expire,  pass 
  =>  suffocate 
  =>  buy  it  pip  out 
  =>  drown 
  =>  kick  the  bucket,  buy  the  farm,  conk,  drop  dead,  pop  off  choke,  croak,  snuff  it 
  =>  predecease 
  =>  starve,  famish 
  =>  fall 
  =>  succumb,  yield 
 
  Sense  26 
  excrete,  egest,  eliminate,  pass 
  =>  sweat,  perspire 
  =>  exude,  exudate,  transude,  ooze  out  ooze 
  =>  make  urinate,  piddle,  puddle,  micturate,  piss,  pee,  pee-pee,  make  water,  relieve  oneself,  take  a  leak,  spend  a  penny,  wee,  wee-wee,  pass  water 
  =>  defecate,  shit,  take  a  shit,  take  a  crap,  ca-ca,  crap,  make 
  =>  vomit,  vomit  up  cast,  sick,  cat,  regurgitate,  be  sick,  disgorge,  regorge,  retch,  puke,  barf,  spew,  spue,  chuck,  upchuck,  honk,  throw  up 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  pass 
 
  17  of  26  senses  of  pass 
 
  Sense  1 
  pass,  go  through  go  across 
  =>  break  through  crack 
  =>  squeak  by  squeak  through 
  =>  traverse,  track,  cover,  cross,  pass  over  get  over  get  across  cut  through  cut  across 
  =>  tramp 
  =>  stride 
  =>  walk 
  =>  crisscross 
  =>  ford 
  =>  bridge 
  =>  jaywalk 
  =>  drive,  take 
  =>  hop 
  =>  infiltrate,  pass  through 
  =>  run 
  =>  transit,  pass  through  pass  across  pass  over 
  =>  cut 
  =>  cut 
  =>  crash 
  =>  muscle 
  =>  transgress,  trespass,  overstep 
  =>  lock 
  =>  make  work 
  =>  claw 
  =>  jostle 
  =>  bushwhack 
  =>  cycle 
  =>  cycle  on 
  =>  fumble 
 
  Sense  2 
  travel  by  pass  by  surpass,  go  past,  go  by  pass 
  =>  skirt 
  =>  run  by 
  =>  fly  by 
  =>  zip  by  fly  by  whisk  by 
 
  Sense  4 
  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along 
  =>  fly,  fell,  vanish 
 
  Sense  5 
  pass,  hand,  reach,  pass  on  turn  over  give 
  =>  give 
  =>  slip,  sneak 
  =>  deal 
  =>  hand  over  turn  in  get  in  deliver,  render 
  =>  bail 
  =>  give  away 
  =>  release,  relinquish,  free  give  up 
  =>  derequisition 
  =>  sacrifice,  give 
  =>  entrust,  intrust,  trust,  confide,  commit 
  =>  commend 
  =>  consign,  charge 
  =>  pledge 
  =>  give 
  =>  hypothecate 
  =>  pawn,  soak,  hock 
  =>  check 
  =>  check 
  =>  recommit 
  =>  entrust,  leave 
 
  Sense  6 
  run,  go  pass,  lead,  extend 
  =>  come 
  =>  radiate,  ray 
  =>  go  far  go  deep 
 
  Sense  7 
  pass,  overtake,  overhaul 
  =>  get  by 
  =>  clear,  top 
  =>  hop 
 
  Sense  8 
  happen,  hap,  go  on  pass  off  occur,  pass,  come  about  take  place 
  =>  break,  recrudesce,  develop 
  =>  arise,  come  up 
  =>  condense 
  =>  open  open  up 
  =>  come  up 
  =>  transpire 
  =>  give 
  =>  operate 
  =>  supervene 
  =>  proceed,  go 
  =>  drag,  drag  on  drag  out 
  =>  do  fare,  make  out  come  get  along 
  =>  come 
  =>  fall,  descend,  settle 
  =>  fall 
  =>  anticipate 
  =>  develop 
  =>  recur,  repeat 
  =>  cycle 
  =>  go  off  come  off  go  over 
  =>  come  around  roll  around 
  =>  happen,  materialize,  materialise 
  =>  appear,  come  out 
  =>  happen,  befall,  bechance 
  =>  befall,  bechance,  betide 
  =>  concur,  coincide 
  =>  overlap 
  =>  chance 
  =>  happen 
  =>  break 
  =>  fall,  shine,  strike 
  =>  turn  out 
  =>  synchronize,  synchronise,  contemporize,  contemporise 
 
  Sense  9 
  pass,  clear 
  =>  clear 
 
  Sense  10 
  spend,  pass 
  =>  soldier 
  =>  lead 
  =>  sunday,  Sunday 
  =>  christmas,  Christmas 
  =>  put  in 
  =>  weekend 
  =>  piddle,  wanton,  wanton  away  piddle  away  trifle 
  =>  misspend 
  =>  vacation,  holiday 
  =>  honeymoon 
  =>  serve,  do 
  =>  admit 
  =>  while  away  get  through 
  =>  sojourn 
  =>  winter 
  =>  summer 
 
  Sense  11 
  guide,  run,  draw,  pass 
  =>  rub 
  =>  brush 
  =>  puree,  strain 
  =>  rosin 
  =>  sponge  down  sponge  off 
  =>  worry 
  =>  scrub,  scour 
  =>  holystone 
  =>  scour,  abrade 
  =>  smear,  blur,  smudge,  smutch 
  =>  resmudge 
  =>  dust 
  =>  scrape,  grate 
  =>  paw 
  =>  wipe,  pass  over 
  =>  sponge 
  =>  squeegee 
  =>  sweep,  broom 
  =>  towel 
  =>  whisk,  whisk  off 
  =>  grate 
  =>  thread 
 
  Sense  12 
  communicate,  pass  on  pass,  put  across 
  =>  plant,  implant 
  =>  send  a  message 
  =>  relay 
  =>  get  across  put  over 
  =>  request,  bespeak,  call  for  quest 
  =>  order 
  =>  reorder 
  =>  place 
  =>  call 
  =>  wish 
  =>  commission 
  =>  ask 
  =>  request 
  =>  order  tell  enjoin,  say 
  =>  direct 
  =>  stet 
  =>  instruct 
  =>  charge 
  =>  charge 
  =>  command,  require,  compel 
  =>  charge,  saddle,  burden 
  =>  overburden 
  =>  bear  down 
  =>  overwhelm,  deluge,  flood  out 
  =>  adjure 
  =>  requisition 
  =>  forbid,  prohibit,  interdict,  proscribe,  veto,  disallow 
  =>  ban 
  =>  bar,  debar,  exclude 
  =>  enjoin 
  =>  outlaw,  criminalize,  criminalise,  illegalize,  illegalise 
  =>  ban,  censor 
  =>  call  send  for 
  =>  summon,  summons,  cite 
  =>  vouch 
  =>  vouch  in 
  =>  demand 
  =>  beep 
  =>  recall 
  =>  call  in 
  =>  lift 
  =>  muster 
  =>  hail 
  =>  summon 
  =>  page 
  =>  buzz 
  =>  convoke,  convene 
  =>  beckon 
  =>  call  up  mobilize,  mobilise,  rally 
  =>  warn 
  =>  call 
  =>  invite,  bid 
  =>  tempt,  allure 
  =>  challenge 
  =>  provoke,  stimulate 
  =>  entice,  lure,  tempt 
  =>  seduce 
  =>  call 
  =>  stool 
  =>  lead  on 
  =>  tweedle 
  =>  decoy 
  =>  bait 
  =>  jog 
  =>  incite,  instigate,  set  off  stir  up 
  =>  raise 
  =>  agitate,  foment,  stir  up 
  =>  rumpus 
  =>  counterchallenge 
  =>  question,  oppugn,  call  into  question 
  =>  suspect,  distrust,  doubt 
  =>  impeach 
  =>  impugn 
  =>  defy,  dare 
  =>  brazen 
  =>  call  out 
  =>  remit,  remand,  send  back 
  =>  appeal 
  =>  sue,  litigate,  process 
  =>  expedite 
  =>  litigate 
  =>  propose,  offer,  pop  the  question 
  =>  encore 
  =>  petition 
  =>  demand 
  =>  want 
  =>  ask  require,  expect 
  =>  call 
  =>  clamor,  clamour 
  =>  dun 
  =>  ask 
  =>  appeal 
  =>  plead 
  =>  beg,  implore,  pray 
  =>  crave 
  =>  supplicate 
  =>  importune,  insist 
  =>  besiege 
  =>  bid,  beseech,  entreat,  adjure,  press,  conjure 
  =>  call  on  turn 
  =>  apply 
  =>  put  in  submit 
  =>  solicit,  beg,  tap 
  =>  quest 
  =>  canvass,  canvas 
  =>  lobby,  buttonhole 
  =>  reserve 
  =>  book  up 
  =>  challenge 
  =>  excuse,  beg  off 
  =>  demand 
  =>  claim 
  =>  demand,  exact 
  =>  command 
  =>  call  call  in 
  =>  counterclaim 
  =>  demand 
  =>  invite,  call  for 
  =>  invite,  ask  in 
  =>  call  in 
  =>  desire 
  =>  beg 
  =>  scrounge,  cadge 
  =>  panhandle 
  =>  claim,  lay  claim,  arrogate 
  =>  pretend 
  =>  requisition 
  =>  arrogate,  ascribe,  assign 
  =>  invite,  ask  over  ask  round 
  =>  call 
  =>  ask  out  invite  out  take  out 
  =>  reserve,  hold  book 
  =>  carry 
  =>  render,  deliver,  return 
  =>  reveal,  display,  show 
 
  Sense  14 
  pass,  make  it 
  =>  breeze  through  ace,  pass  with  flying  colors,  sweep  through  sail  through  nail 
 
  Sense  22 
  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve 
  =>  fall,  light 
 
  Sense  23 
  pass,  make  pass 
  =>  cycle 
  =>  recycle 
  =>  pass  off 
  =>  pass  through 
  =>  reeve 
  =>  reeve 
  =>  reeve 
  =>  run,  lead 
 
  Sense  24 
  authorize,  authorise,  pass,  clear 
  =>  approbate 
  =>  certificate 
  =>  approve,  ok  okay,  sanction 
  =>  sanction 
  =>  visa 
  =>  back  endorse,  plump  for  plunk  for  support 
  =>  guarantee,  warrant 
  =>  cover,  insure,  underwrite 
  =>  reinsure 
  =>  indemnify 
  =>  certify,  endorse 
  =>  side  pull  root 
  =>  champion,  defend 
  =>  confirm 
  =>  declare 
  =>  license,  licence,  certify 
  =>  franchise 
  =>  charter 
  =>  accredit,  recognize,  recognise 
  =>  entitle 
  =>  empower 
  =>  commission 
  =>  validate,  formalize,  formalise 
  =>  sign,  ratify 
  =>  co-sign,  cosign 
  =>  probate 
  =>  sanction 
 
  Sense  25 
  die,  decease,  perish,  go  exit  pass  away  expire,  pass 
  =>  suffocate 
  =>  buy  it  pip  out 
  =>  drown 
  =>  kick  the  bucket,  buy  the  farm,  conk,  drop  dead,  pop  off  choke,  croak,  snuff  it 
  =>  predecease 
  =>  starve,  famish 
  =>  fall 
  =>  succumb,  yield 
 
  Sense  26 
  excrete,  egest,  eliminate,  pass 
  =>  sweat,  perspire 
  =>  swelter 
  =>  exude,  exudate,  transude,  ooze  out  ooze 
  =>  reek,  fume 
  =>  transpire 
  =>  extravasate 
  =>  stream 
  =>  gum 
  =>  secrete,  release 
  =>  water 
  =>  make  urinate,  piddle,  puddle,  micturate,  piss,  pee,  pee-pee,  make  water,  relieve  oneself,  take  a  leak,  spend  a  penny,  wee,  wee-wee,  pass  water 
  =>  wet 
  =>  stale 
  =>  defecate,  shit,  take  a  shit,  take  a  crap,  ca-ca,  crap,  make 
  =>  dung 
  =>  vomit,  vomit  up  cast,  sick,  cat,  regurgitate,  be  sick,  disgorge,  regorge,  retch,  puke,  barf,  spew,  spue,  chuck,  upchuck,  honk,  throw  up 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  pass 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  pass 
 
  26  senses  of  pass 
 
  Sense  1 
  pass,  go  through  go  across 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  Also  See->  pass  over#2;  pass  over#1;  pass  over#3 
 
  Sense  2 
  travel  by  pass  by  surpass,  go  past,  go  by  pass 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  3 
  legislate,  pass 
  =>  ordain,  enact 
 
  Sense  4 
  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along 
  =>  advance,  progress,  pass  on  move  on  march  on  go  on 
 
  Sense  5 
  pass,  hand,  reach,  pass  on  turn  over  give 
  =>  transfer 
  Also  See->  pass  on#5;  pass  on#4;  pass  on#2;  pass  on#7 
 
  Sense  6 
  run,  go  pass,  lead,  extend 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  7 
  pass,  overtake,  overhaul 
  =>  advance,  progress,  pass  on  move  on  march  on  go  on 
 
  Sense  8 
  happen,  hap,  go  on  pass  off  occur,  pass,  come  about  take  place 
 
  Sense  9 
  pass,  clear 
  =>  succeed,  come  through 
 
  Sense  10 
  spend,  pass 
 
  Sense  11 
  guide,  run,  draw,  pass 
  Also  See->  pass  over#5;  pass  around#2 
 
  Sense  12 
  communicate,  pass  on  pass,  put  across 
  =>  convey,  transmit,  communicate 
 
  Sense  13 
  evanesce,  fade,  blow  over  pass  off  fleet,  pass 
  =>  disappear,  vanish,  go  away 
 
  Sense  14 
  pass,  make  it 
  =>  succeed,  come  through 
 
  Sense  15 
  exceed,  transcend,  overstep,  pass,  go  past,  top 
  =>  excel,  stand  out  surpass 
 
  Sense  16 
  pass 
  =>  judge 
 
  Sense  17 
  pass 
  =>  let  allow  permit 
 
  Sense  18 
  pass 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  19 
  sink,  pass,  lapse 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  20 
  pass 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  21 
  pass 
  =>  throw 
 
  Sense  22 
  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve 
  =>  change  hands 
 
  Sense  23 
  pass,  make  pass 
 
  Sense  24 
  authorize,  authorise,  pass,  clear 
  =>  permit,  allow  let  countenance 
 
  Sense  25 
  die,  decease,  perish,  go  exit  pass  away  expire,  pass 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
 
  Sense  26 
  excrete,  egest,  eliminate,  pass 
  =>  discharge,  expel,  eject,  release 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  pass 
 
  pass  used  as  a  verb  is  very  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  26) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  pass 
 
  Sense  1 
  pass,  go  through  go  across 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  travel  by  pass  by  surpass,  go  past,  go  by  pass 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  legislate,  pass 
  =>  ordain,  enact 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along 
  =>  advance,  progress,  pass  on  move  on  march  on  go  on 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  pass,  hand,  reach,  pass  on  turn  over  give 
  =>  transfer 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  run,  go  pass,  lead,  extend 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  pass,  overtake,  overhaul 
  =>  advance,  progress,  pass  on  move  on  march  on  go  on 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  happen,  hap,  go  on  pass  off  occur,  pass,  come  about  take  place 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  pass,  clear 
  =>  succeed,  come  through 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  spend,  pass 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  guide,  run,  draw,  pass 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  communicate,  pass  on  pass,  put  across 
  =>  convey,  transmit,  communicate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  13 
  evanesce,  fade,  blow  over  pass  off  fleet,  pass 
  =>  disappear,  vanish,  go  away 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  14 
  pass,  make  it 
  =>  succeed,  come  through 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  15 
  exceed,  transcend,  overstep,  pass,  go  past,  top 
  =>  excel,  stand  out  surpass 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  16 
  pass 
  =>  judge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  17 
  pass 
  =>  let  allow  permit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  18 
  pass 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  19 
  sink,  pass,  lapse 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  20 
  pass 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  21 
  pass 
  =>  throw 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  22 
  fall,  return,  pass,  devolve 
  =>  change  hands 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  23 
  pass,  make  pass 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  24 
  authorize,  authorise,  pass,  clear 
  =>  permit,  allow  let  countenance 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  25 
  die,  decease,  perish,  go  exit  pass  away  expire,  pass 
  =>  change  state,  turn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  26 
  excrete,  egest,  eliminate,  pass 
  =>  discharge,  expel,  eject,  release 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  pass 
 
  The  verb  pass  has  26  senses  (first  19  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (33)  pass,  go  through  go  across  --  (go  across  or  through  "We  passed  the  point  where  the  police  car  had  parked";  "A  terrible  thought  went  through  his  mind") 
  2.  (31)  travel  by  pass  by  surpass,  go  past,  go  by  pass  --  (pass  by  "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") 
  3.  (29)  legislate,  pass  --  (make  laws,  bills,  etc.:  "They  passed  the  amendment") 
  4.  (17)  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along  --  (pass  by  as  of  time) 
  5.  (13)  pass,  hand,  reach,  pass  on  turn  over  give  --  (place  into  the  hands  or  custody  of  "Turn  the  files  over  to  me  please";  "He  turned  over  the  prisoner  to  his  lawyers") 
  6.  (9)  run,  go  pass,  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") 
  7.  (8)  pass,  overtake,  overhaul  --  (travel  past,  as  of  a  vehicle;  "The  sports  car  passed  all  the  trucks"  ") 
  8.  (8)  happen,  hap,  go  on  pass  off  occur,  pass,  come  about  take  place  --  (come  to  pass;  "What  is  happening?";  "The  meeting  took  place  off  without  an  incidence";  "Nothing  occurred  that  seemed  important") 
  9.  (4)  pass,  clear  --  (go  unchallenged;  be  approved;  "The  bill  cleared  the  House") 
  10.  (3)  spend,  pass  --  (pass  in  a  specific  way  as  of  time;  "How  are  you  spending  your  summer  vacation?") 
  11.  (3)  guide,  run,  draw,  pass  --  (guide  or  pass  over  something  "He  ran  his  eyes  over  her  body";  "She  ran  her  fingers  along  the  carved  figurine";  "He  drew  her  hair  through  his  fingers") 
  12.  (3)  communicate,  pass  on  pass,  put  across  --  (transmit  information  ;  "Please  communicate  this  message  to  all  employees") 
  13.  (3)  evanesce,  fade,  blow  over  pass  off  fleet,  pass  --  (disappear  gradually;  as  of  emotions,  for  example;  "The  pain  eventually  passed  off") 
  14.  (2)  pass,  make  it  --  (go  successfully  through  a  test  or  a  selection  process:  "She  passed  the  new  Jersey  Bar  Exam  and  can  practice  law  now") 
  15.  (1)  exceed,  transcend,  overstep,  pass,  go  past,  top  --  (go  beyond;  "She  exceeded  out  expectations";  "She  topped  her  performance  of  last  year") 
  16.  (1)  pass  --  (accept  or  judge  as  acceptable;  "The  teacher  passed  the  student  although  he  was  weak") 
  17.  (1)  pass  --  (allow  to  go  without  comment  or  censure:  "the  insult  passed  as  if  unnoticed") 
  18.  (1)  pass  --  (transfer  to  another;  of  rights  or  property;  "Our  house  passed  under  his  official  control") 
  19.  (1)  sink,  pass,  lapse  --  (pass  into  a  specified  state  or  condition:  "He  sank  into  Nirvana") 
  20.  pass  --  (be  identified,  regarded,  accepted,  or  mistaken  for  someone  or  something  else;  as  by  denying  one's  own  ancestry  or  background;  "He  could  pass  as  his  twin  brother";  "She  passed  as  a  White  woman  even  though  her  grandfather  was  Black") 
  21.  pass  --  (throw  (a  ball)  to  another  player;  "Smith  passed") 
  22.  fall,  return,  pass,  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") 
  23.  pass,  make  pass  --  (cause  to  pass:  "She  passed  around  the  plates") 
  24.  authorize,  authorise,  pass,  clear  --  (grant  authorization  or  clearance  for  "Clear  the  manuscript  for  publication") 
  25.  die,  decease,  perish,  go  exit  pass  away  expire,  pass  --  (pass  from  physical  life  and  lose  all  all  bodily  attributes  and  functions  necessary  to  sustain  life;  "She  died  from  cancer";  "They  children  perished  in  the  fire";  "The  patient  went  peacefully") 
  26.  excrete,  egest,  eliminate,  pass  --  (eliminate  from  the  body;  "Pass  a  kidney  stone") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  passed 
  unsurpassed 
 
  Overview  of  verb  pass 
 
  The  verb  pass  has  26  senses  (first  19  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (33)  pass,  go  through  go  across  --  (go  across  or  through  "We  passed  the  point  where  the  police  car  had  parked";  "A  terrible  thought  went  through  his  mind") 
  2.  (31)  travel  by  pass  by  surpass,  go  past,  go  by  pass  --  (pass  by  "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") 
  3.  (29)  legislate,  pass  --  (make  laws,  bills,  etc.:  "They  passed  the  amendment") 
  4.  (17)  elapse,  lapse,  pass,  slip  by  glide  by  slip  away  go  by  slide  by  go  along  --  (pass  by  as  of  time) 
  5.  (13)  pass,  hand,  reach,  pass  on  turn  over  give  --  (place  into  the  hands  or  custody  of  "Turn  the  files  over  to  me  please";  "He  turned  over  the  prisoner  to  his  lawyers") 
  6.  (9)  run,  go  pass,  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") 
  7.  (8)  pass,  overtake,  overhaul  --  (travel  past,  as  of  a  vehicle;  "The  sports  car  passed  all  the  trucks"  ") 
  8.  (8)  happen,  hap,  go  on  pass  off  occur,  pass,  come  about  take  place  --  (come  to  pass;  "What  is  happening?";  "The  meeting  took  place  off  without  an  incidence";  "Nothing  occurred  that  seemed  important") 
  9.  (4)  pass,  clear  --  (go  unchallenged;  be  approved;  "The  bill  cleared  the  House") 
  10.  (3)  spend,  pass  --  (pass  in  a  specific  way  as  of  time;  "How  are  you  spending  your  summer  vacation?") 
  11.  (3)  guide,  run,  draw,  pass  --  (guide  or  pass  over  something  "He  ran  his  eyes  over  her  body";  "She  ran  her  fingers  along  the  carved  figurine";  "He  drew  her  hair  through  his  fingers") 
  12.  (3)  communicate,  pass  on  pass,  put  across  --  (transmit  information  ;  "Please  communicate  this  message  to  all  employees") 
  13.  (3)  evanesce,  fade,  blow  over  pass  off  fleet,  pass  --  (disappear  gradually;  as  of  emotions,  for  example;  "The  pain  eventually  passed  off") 
  14.  (2)  pass,  make  it  --  (go  successfully  through  a  test  or  a  selection  process:  "She  passed  the  new  Jersey  Bar  Exam  and  can  practice  law  now") 
  15.  (1)  exceed,  transcend,  overstep,  pass,  go  past,  top  --  (go  beyond;  "She  exceeded  out  expectations";  "She  topped  her  performance  of  last  year") 
  16.  (1)  pass  --  (accept  or  judge  as  acceptable;  "The  teacher  passed  the  student  although  he  was  weak") 
  17.  (1)  pass  --  (allow  to  go  without  comment  or  censure:  "the  insult  passed  as  if  unnoticed") 
  18.  (1)  pass  --  (transfer  to  another;  of  rights  or  property;  "Our  house  passed  under  his  official  control") 
  19.  (1)  sink,  pass,  lapse  --  (pass  into  a  specified  state  or  condition:  "He  sank  into  Nirvana") 
  20.  pass  --  (be  identified,  regarded,  accepted,  or  mistaken  for  someone  or  something  else;  as  by  denying  one's  own  ancestry  or  background;  "He  could  pass  as  his  twin  brother";  "She  passed  as  a  White  woman  even  though  her  grandfather  was  Black") 
  21.  pass  --  (throw  (a  ball)  to  another  player;  "Smith  passed") 
  22.  fall,  return,  pass,  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") 
  23.  pass,  make  pass  --  (cause  to  pass:  "She  passed  around  the  plates") 
  24.  authorize,  authorise,  pass,  clear  --  (grant  authorization  or  clearance  for  "Clear  the  manuscript  for  publication") 
  25.  die,  decease,  perish,  go  exit  pass  away  expire,  pass  --  (pass  from  physical  life  and  lose  all  all  bodily  attributes  and  functions  necessary  to  sustain  life;  "She  died  from  cancer";  "They  children  perished  in  the  fire";  "The  patient  went  peacefully") 
  26.  excrete,  egest,  eliminate,  pass  --  (eliminate  from  the  body;  "Pass  a  kidney  stone") 



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