What does pass mean?

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[n] (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls(he worked the pitcher for a base on balls)[v] go across or through(We passed the point where the police car had parked A terrible thought went through his mind)[a] of advancing the ball by throwing it(a team with a

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[n] (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
(he worked the pitcher for a base on balls)

[v] go across or through
(We passed the point where the police car had parked A terrible thought went through his mind)

[a] of advancing the ball by throwing it
(a team with a good passing attack a pass play)

[n] (military) a written leave of absence
(he had a pass for three days)

[v] move past
(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)

[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)

[v] make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
(They passed the amendment We cannot legislate how people spend their free time)

[n] 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)

[v] pass by
(three years elapsed)

[n] any authorization to pass or go somewhere
(the pass to visit had a strict time limit)

[v] place into the hands or custody of
(hand me the spoon, please Turn the files over to me, please He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers)

[n] a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
(the media representatives had special passes)

[v] 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)

[n] a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
(the plane turned to make a second pass)

[v] travel past
(The sports car passed all the trucks)

[n] a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

[v] come to pass
(What is happening? The meeting took place off without an incidence Nothing occurred that seemed important)

[n] a difficult juncture
(a pretty pass matters came to a head yesterday)

[v] go unchallenged; be approved
(The bill cleared the House)

[n] one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
(it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass)

[v] pass time in a specific way
(how are you spending your summer vacation?)

[n] you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
(he had a bye in the first round)

[v] pass over, across, or through
(He ran his eyes over her body She ran her fingers along the carved figurine He drew her hair through his fingers)

[n] a permit to enter or leave a military installation
(he had to show his pass in order to get out)

[v] transmit information
(Please communicate this message to all employees pass along the good news)

[n] a complimentary ticket
(the star got passes for his family)

[v] disappear gradually
(The pain eventually passed off)

[n] a usually brief attempt
(he took a crack at it I gave it a whirl)

[v] go successfully through a test or a selection process
(She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now)

[n] (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
(the pass was fumbled)

[v] be superior or better than some standard
(She exceeded our expectations She topped her performance of last year)

[n] success in satisfying a test or requirement
(his future depended on his passing that test he got a pass in introductory chemistry)

[v] accept or judge as acceptable
(The teacher passed the student although he was weak)

[v] allow to go without comment or censure
(the insult passed as if unnoticed)

[v] transfer to another; of rights or property
(Our house passed under his official control)

[v] pass into a specified state or condition
(He sank into nirvana)

[v] throw (a ball) to another player
(Smith passed)

[v] 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)

[v] cause to pass
(She passed around the plates)

[v] grant authorization or clearance for
(Clear the manuscript for publication The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography)

[v] pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
(She died from cancer The children perished in the fire The patient went peacefully The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102)

[v] eliminate from the body
(Pass a kidney stone)

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The first recorded dictionaries date back to Sumerian times around 2300 BCE, in the form of bilingual dictionaries, and the oldest surviving monolingual dictionaries are Chinese dictionaries c. 3rd century BCE. The first purely English alphabetical dictionary was A Table Alphabeticall, written in 1604, and monolingual dictionaries in other languages also began appearing in Europe at around this time. The systematic study of dictionaries as objects of scientific interest arose as a 20th-century enterprise, called lexicography, and largely initiated by Ladislav Zgusta. The birth of the new discipline was not without controversy, with the practical dictionary-makers being sometimes accused by others of having an "astonishing" lack of method and critical-self reflection.