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pass

pass

315 1.6
An official ticket that allows entry to a place or event
  • noun
  • /pæs/
: 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
210 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
22 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
17 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
14 3.4

A ticket that lets someone enter a place without paying

is the standard permit that may or may not require payment
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
passkey
vspass
  • Specialized
1 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
pase
vspass
  • US
1 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

101 2.8

Refusing a request or saying something is not true

prohibition
  • Formal
46 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

6 3.5

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

3 7.8

Seem honest and believable when people check it

do not pass go
  • Informal
3 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

free pass
  • Informal
37 4.2

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

22 2.4

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

17 2.3

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

14 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
5 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

pass receiver
  • Jargon
4 3.9

A football player who catches passes from the quarterback

2 3.8

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

2 2.8

A successful forward pass caught by a teammate

2 7.1

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

pass catcher
  • Jargon
1 5.4

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

1 8.0

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

pass-through
  • Specialized
1 5.1

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

low-pass filter
  • Specialized
1 5.5

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

1 3.9

An opening between a kitchen and dining room for passing food

hall pass
  • NSFW
1 8.3

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

1 7.4

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

kitchen pass
  • Jargon
1 7.9

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

high-pass filter
  • Specialized
1 4.4

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

pussy pass
  • Slur
1 9.9

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

lateral pass
  • Jargon
1 5.8

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

flare pass
  • Jargon
1 7.0

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

pass-back
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A ball moved backward to a teammate to keep possession

forward pass
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A run of input data through a model to produce predictions

spot pass
  • Jargon
1 5.7

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

1 8.6

A risky pass that puts someone in danger or trouble

4.2

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

How Long

to furlough
12 7.5
shore leave
  • Jargon
15 5.6
liberty
  • Jargon
5 6.1
pass
315 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.