A condition or situation, often critical in nature; a predicament. See Synonyms at crisis.
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A free ticket entitling one to transportation or admisssion.
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A motion of the hand or the waving of a wand.
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A pase in bullfighting.
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A permit, ticket, or authorization to come and go at will.
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verb-transitive
Baseball To walk (a batter).
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Law To transfer title or ownership of.
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Sports To transfer (a ball, for example) to a teammate, as by throwing.
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To allow to cross a barrier: The border guard passed the tourists.
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To allow to go by or elapse; spend: He passed his winter in Vermont.
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idiom
Bring to pass To cause to happen.
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Come to pass To occur.
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Pass muster To pass an examination or inspection; measure up to a given standard.
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Pass the hat To take up a collection of money.
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Pass the time of day To exchange greetings or engage in pleasantries.
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verb-intransitive
Law To pronounce an opinion, judgment, or sentence.
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Law To sit in adjudication.
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Sports To thrust or lunge in fencing.
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Sports To transfer a ball or puck to a teammate.
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To be allowed to happen without notice or challenge: Let their rude remarks pass.
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phrasal-verb
Pass away To die.
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Pass away To pass out of existence; end.
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Pass for To be accepted as or believed to be: You could pass for a teenager. The fake painting passed for an original.
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Pass off To offer, sell, or put into circulation (an imitation) as genuine: pass off glass as a gemstone.
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Pass out To lose consciousness.
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