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pass

374 1.6
An official ticket that allows entry to a place or event
  • noun
  • /pæs/
translation icon : pase
  • All confirmed passengers with boarding passes must board at this time.
  • a bus pass
  • a boarding pass
  • a day pass

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Examples

  • Here is your pass, sir.

  • My friends have gotten us passes so we can get through the lines.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Please have your boarding pass ready.

  • Downstairs, she threw her visitor's pass on the security table and walked out.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I'm sorry, but without a boarding pass we can't let you on the plane.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • At the stockade gate, the guard checked his pass and waved him inside.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • We inserted our visitor's passes into a turnstile and followed a long corridor to an elevator.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Please have your pass ready before entering the security checkpoint.

  • I was just lucky to get a three-day pass to come home to see you.

Synonyms

ticket
vspass
1.0

A printed or electronic pass for entering events and travel

is a broad official permit allowing entry, leave, or participation
clearance
vspass
  • Formal
223 4.4

Official permission to enter a place or take an action

is a general permit covering many entry and participation uses
boarding pass
vspass
20 2.4

A paper or digital ticket that lets a passenger get on a plane

is broader, covering various entry and participation not just boarding
hall pass
vspass
  • US
13 2.3

A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway

is the general official permit used across places and services
free pass
vspass
11 3.4

A ticket that lets someone enter a place without paying

is the standard permit that may or may not require payment
passkey
vspass
  • Specialized
2 4.6

A digital code on a device that lets you sign into an account

is a general permit not limited to digital or coded access
laissez passer
vspass
  • Formal
1 9.9

An official document that lets a person travel or enter restricted areas

is a general permit for entry or participation beyond travel specifics
pase
vspass
  • US
9.0

An official paper or card that lets you go into a place

is the core official entitlement used for many access situations
liberty chit
vspass
  • Jargon
9.9

Official paper that lets military people leave or return to a base

is the broad entitlement for entry, leave, or participation in many contexts

Antonyms

61 2.8

Refusing a request or saying something is not true

prohibition
  • Formal
48 4.4

An official rule that stops people from doing something

Idioms

To do very well in a test or task, often easily

Give responsibility for your job to the person who will replace you

3 7.8

Seem honest and believable when people check it

1 3.5

To give responsibility or control to another person during a planned change

do not pass go
  • Informal
9.1

To refuse someone any further chance and make them leave immediately

To ask or hope, often in prayer, not to have a hard time

Compounds

20 2.4

A paper or digital ticket that lets a passenger get on a plane

free pass
  • Informal
18 4.2

An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position

13 2.3

A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway

11 3.4

A ticket that lets someone enter a place without paying

A low route through mountains that people or vehicles use

Hail Mary pass
  • Informal
4 8.4

A risky final attempt to succeed when little time remains

screen pass
  • Jargon
4 6.1

A short forward pass where teammates block to protect the receiver

2 3.8

A throw toward the opponent's end to move the ball downfield

pass catcher
  • Jargon
1 5.4

A player who receives forward passes, like a wide receiver or tight end

low-pass filter
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes

hall pass
  • NSFW
1 8.3

Permission from a partner to be romantic or sexual with someone outside the relationship

1 3.9

An opening between a kitchen and dining room for passing food

1 2.8

A successful forward pass caught by a teammate

1 7.4

A mountain road through the Alps that links Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy

1 7.1

A narrow mountain route between Pakistan and Afghanistan used for trade and army movements

8.0

A high mountain pass near Lake Tahoe where trapped pioneers ate human flesh to survive

flare pass
  • Jargon
7.0

A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football

forward pass
  • Specialized
4.6

A run of input data through a model to produce predictions

kitchen pass
  • Jargon
7.9

Permission to stop cooking for a short time, often said as a joke

lateral pass
  • Jargon
5.8

A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football

high-pass filter
  • Specialized
4.4

An electronic part that lets high sounds pass and reduces low sounds

8.6

A risky pass that puts someone in danger or trouble

pussy pass
  • Slur
9.9

Special, unfair treatment given to a woman by others because of her gender

pass-through
  • Specialized
5.1

A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device

pass receiver
  • Jargon
3.9

A football player who catches passes from the quarterback

pass-back
  • Specialized
3.2

A ball moved backward to a teammate to keep possession

4.2

Sending a file back to the person who handled it before for review

spot pass
  • Jargon
5.7

A throw that aims the ball at a planned place for the receiver to catch

How Long

to furlough
11 7.5
shore leave
  • Jargon
14 5.6
liberty
  • Jargon
26 6.1
pass
374 1.6

Surface Forms

pass singular
passes plural

Etymology

Pass comes from the Old French passer and the Latin passus, which mean 'a step' or 'to go across'. A pass (ticket or permit) is something that lets you 'go through' a place, so the idea of stepping across helps explain its meaning.