passing
pa sing
- n (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 - n euphemistic expressions for death
thousands mourned his passing - n the motion of one object relative to another
stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets - n the end of something
the passing of winter - n a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
the passing of flatus - n going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me - n success in satisfying a test or requirement
his future depended on his passing that test - v go across or through
- v move past
- v make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- v pass by
- v place into the hands or custody of
- v stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- v travel past
- v come to pass
- v go unchallenged; be approved
- v pass time in a specific way
- v pass over, across, or through
- v transmit information
- v disappear gradually
- v go successfully through a test or a selection process
- v be superior or better than some standard
- v accept or judge as acceptable
- v allow to go without comment or censure
- v transfer to another; of rights or property
- v pass into a specified state or condition
- v throw (a ball) to another player
- v be inherited by
- v cause to pass
- v grant authorization or clearance for
- v pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- v eliminate from the body
- s lasting a very short time
a passing fancy - a of advancing the ball by throwing it
a team with a good passing attack - s allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
a passing grade - s hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
a passing glance - r to an extreme degree