pass
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1.0
- noun
- /pæs/
:
pase
- When you caught that 90-yard touchdown pass against the Oilers!
- a successful pass
- short pass
- long pass
And there's always like the dad that says nice pass, nice pass, that's good pass.
- And there's always like the dad that says nice pass, nice pass, that's good pass.
- And then it won his last touchdown pass with Nick Westbrook.
- His first NFL pass, I was like a tonic.
- That's why Cole can play that pass high because he's behind the press.
- You triple him, you can't he make the passes throw that.
Examples
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Second, every player is eligible for a pass at any time during a down.
Academic text (1995) -
When he was blocked off, he fired a pass back over one shoulder, right at me.
Fiction book (1991) -
There is no limit to the number of passes that may be attempted during a given down.
Academic text (1995) -
The pass is complete to Billy Cole!
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Seven-yard pass, complete to Paul Taylor.
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A line of NFL scouts watches a dazzling pass from a future star.
Fiction book (1996) -
But there's this one beautiful pass... one perfect spiral right into Omar's fingertips... and a touchdown.
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During the game, he confidently made three beautiful passes to his teammates.
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The coach emphasized the importance of completing accurate passes to improve our team's strategy.
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In soccer, effective passes can help to set up a goal-scoring opportunity.
Synonyms
25
2.0
A short throw of the ball to another player
15
3.5
In American football a forward pass that a teammate catches to move the ball forward
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
1
2.8
A successful forward pass caught by a teammate
A movement of the ball by a player to a teammate
A ball moved backward to a teammate to keep possession
A throw that aims the ball at a planned place for the receiver to catch
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
3.5
To give responsibility or control to another person during a planned change
Compounds
- Informal
18
4.2
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
- US
13
2.3
A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway
- Specialized
1
5.5
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
- NSFW
1
8.3
Permission from a partner to be romantic or sexual with someone outside the relationship
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7.4
A mountain road through the Alps that links Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy
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7.1
A narrow mountain route between Pakistan and Afghanistan used for trade and army movements
- NSFW
A high mountain pass near Lake Tahoe where trapped pioneers ate human flesh to survive
- Jargon
A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football
- Jargon
A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football
- Specialized
An electronic part that lets high sounds pass and reduces low sounds
- Specialized
A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pass comes from the Old French passer and the Latin passus, meaning 'to go across' or 'a step'. In sports, a pass is sending the ball across to a teammate, like moving something from one step or place to another.