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| n. (act) | 1. pass, passing, passing game, passing play | (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" |
| ~ american football, american football game | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays. |
| ~ football play | (American football) a play by the offensive team. |
| ~ aerial, forward pass | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer. |
| ~ lateral, lateral pass | a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer. |
| ~ spot pass | a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does. |
| n. (event) | 2. departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release | euphemistic expressions for death.; "thousands mourned his passing" |
| ~ euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. |
| ~ death, decease, expiry | the event of dying or departure from life.; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren" |
| n. (event) | 3. passage, passing | the motion of one object relative to another.; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets" |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| n. (event) | 4. passing | the end of something.; "the passing of winter" |
| ~ final stage, end, last | the concluding parts of an event or occurrence.; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" |
| n. (act) | 5. passage, passing | a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another.; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus" |
| ~ response, reaction | a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent.; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" |
| n. (act) | 6. overtaking, passing | 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" |
| ~ reordering | a rearrangement in a different order. |
| n. (act) | 7. pass, passing, qualifying | success in satisfying a test or requirement.; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" |
| ~ success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| adj. | 8. ephemeral, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory | lasting a very short time.; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" |
| ~ impermanent, temporary | not permanent; not lasting.; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" |
| adj. | 9. pass, passing | of advancing the ball by throwing it.; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play" |
| ~ football, football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal. |
| adj. | 10. passing | allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily.; "a passing grade" |
| ~ satisfactory | giving satisfaction.; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory" |
| adj. | 11. casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough.; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" |
| ~ careless | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful.; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark" |
| adv. | 12. exceedingly, extremely, passing, super | to an extreme degree.; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant" |
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