Noun

Singular pass

Plural passes

pass (plural passes)

  1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing; especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford.
    a mountain pass
    "Try not the pass!" the old man said. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  2. (fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike an adversary. (Shakespeare)
  3. A movement over or along anything; the manipulation of a mesmerist.
  4. (rolling metals) A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc., between the rolls.
  5. The state of things; condition; predicament; impasse.
    Have his daughters brought him to this pass. - Shakespeare
    Matters have been brought to this pass. - Robert South
  6. Permission or license to pass, or to go and come.
    A ship sailing under the flag and pass of an enemy. - James Kent
  7. (baseball) An intentional walk
    Smith was given a pass after Jones' double.
  8. A document granting permission to pass or to go and come; a passport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission; as, a railroad or theater pass; a military pass.
  9. (figuratively) A thrust; a sally of wit. (Shakespeare)
  10. A sexual advance.
    The man kicked his friend out of the house after he made a pass at his wife.
  11. (obsolete) Estimation; character.
    Common speech gives him a worthy pass. - Shakespeare
  12. (obsolete, Chaucer, compare passus) A part, a division.
  13. (rail transport) A passing of two trains in the same direction on a single track, when one is put into a siding to let the other overtake. (Antonym: a meet.)
  14. (sports) The act of moving the ball or puck from one player to another.
  15. (computing) (slang) A password (especially one for a restricted-access website).
    Anyone want to trade passes?

Synonyms

  • (opening, road, or track, available for passing): gap
  • (fencing: thrust or push): thrust
  • (movement of the hand over or along anything; the manipulation of a mesmerist):
  • (rolling metals: a single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc., between the rolls): transit
  • (the state of things): condition, predicament, state
  • (permission or license to pass, or to go and come): access, admission, entry
  • (document granting permission to pass or to go and come):
  • (figurative: a thrust; a sally of wit):
  • (obsolete: estimation; character):
  • (obsolete: a part, a division):

Derived terms

Terms derived from pass (noun)

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Mon Feb 15 18:24:04 2010

Look up pass in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Admission and permission

  • Pass, a voucher which allows admission: see Ticket (admission)
  • Backstage pass, allows admission to backstage areas of a performance venue
  • Press pass, grants special privilege or access to journalists
  • Pass (United States military), permission for military personnel to be away from their unit
  • Pass laws, apartheid laws in South Africa which limited movement for some people
  • Hall pass, a token allowing a pupil to leave the classroom during school
  • Season Pass, a ticket allowing admission to an amusement park during a certain period

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Tue Mar 9 07:07:52 2010

How do you use fast pass when you buy disney tickets online?
Q. How do you get your fast pass cards if you don't have an actual ticket? I'd like to print tickets online, but what would I use in the fast pass machines? Thanks!
Asked by Digirb - Fri Dec 25 23:03:48 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Here's the deal: If you print your own ticket, they scan your printed ticket, then hand you a regular-sized ticket at the turnstile. You use that at the FastPass machines If you order online and have the tix shipped, they send them to you or you can pick them up at the ticket window.
Answered by Obviousman - Sat Dec 26 01:10:56 2009

How do I get my car to pass the smog test?
Q. So I found this awesome deal on a Mitsubishi 3000GT that I want to buy; the only downside is that it won't pass the smog test. HOWEVER, I've been told that there are solutions for rectifying this problem. Someone told me that there's a liquid you can buy and put in your car to make it pass. Someone else told me that you simply need to replace the catalytic converter. Assuming that this GT is completely stock with no previous smog-pass attempts, does anyone know a solution? And if so, can you provide me with a link to a webpage that outlines the procedure? Thanks.
Asked by Steve - Fri Dec 15 16:46:45 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. How close is it to passing? When I worked at the dealer, sometimes an oil change (usually did the trick if hydrocarbons were just a little high) and a good road test (let it heat up for 15-20 minutes. DON'T turn it off if you can help it) is enough to bring it down a enough to pass. I've seen those little bottles of "Smog Test Juice", but don't know if they work. It would have to be pretty concentrated stuff to do much. If nobody has been screwing around with it, this shouldn't be too hard to get through by buying mostly tune-up/normal maintenance parts. Replacing the cat will sometimes take care of it, but there's usually an underlying problem that really needs to be addressed. By the way, in a lot of states, the SELLER is required… [cont.]
Answered by Squiggy - Fri Dec 15 17:02:01 2006

What do you do to pass copious amounts of time at work?
Q. Besides coming on Yahoo! Answers, of course. I currently have tons of downtime at work, which isn't going to last too much longer, hopefully. I've asked many times for something to do, but I've been told there isn't really anything for me. What do those of you in a similar situation as me do to pass so much time? I'm running out of options.
Asked by Last Call - Mon Feb 5 12:48:34 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I used to have tons of downtime too. I am presuming that you are in an office job because you have access to a computer. Why not learn more about what you do. Just for example because I was a word processor, I would try to find on-line many tips and tricks, review some procedures that I was not too familiar with etc. I would learn more about Excel or PowerPoint, photo shop. I would even go to grammar sites, can't know enough about grammar, you get the picture. Funny thing, after reading articles about certain procedures, I would end up using them or find easier ways to do the things I was already doing. Of course you get tired of that too. Yahoo answers is good.
Answered by schuby - Mon Feb 5 13:10:01 2007

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