Passes

(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

“he worked the pitcher for a base on balls”

Synonymsbase on ballswalk

(military) a written leave of absence

“he had a pass for three days”

(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”

Synonymspassing playpassing gamepassing

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”

Synonymsmountain passnotch

any authorization to pass or go somewhere

“the pass to visit had a strict time limit”

Synonymspassport

a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions

“the media representatives had special passes”

Synonymslaissez passer

go across or through

“We passed the point where the police car had parked”

move past

“A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window”

Synonymstravel bypass bysurpassgo pastgo by

make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation

“They passed the amendment”

Synonymslegislate

pass by

“three years elapsed”

Synonymselapselapseslip byglide byslip away

place into the hands or custody of

“hand me the spoon, please”

Synonymshandreachpass onturn overgive

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”

Synonymsrungoleadextend