Phrase Hound found 101 phrases and 30 compound words that contain passes. The most common are listed below. Open passes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 101
- passes throughthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass through: To go through, to travel through, to transit or lie across a place or from one place to another.
- Time Passes
- touchdown passesplural of touchdown pass: A pass in which the receiver then scores a touchdown.
- passes overthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass over: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, over.
- passes the barthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass the bar: To be formally referred for trial from a lower court to a higher one.
- passes the phonethird-person singular simple present indicative of pass the phone: Said during a game in which a group of people expose something embarrassing about a person and passes the phone to that person.
- passes the riverthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass the river: To die.
- passes the timethird-person singular simple present indicative of pass the time: To occupy oneself for a period of time.
- passes awaythird-person singular simple present indicative of pass away: To die.
- passes the hatthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass the hat: To ask for money, especially from a group of people; to solicit donations or contributions.
- passes the buckthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass the buck: To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
- passes the mantlethird-person singular simple present indicative of pass the mantle: To transfer authority to the next in line; pass the torch.
- passes the torchthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass the torch: To transfer responsibility.
- forward passesplural of forward pass: A pass in the forward direction, advancing toward the goal, generally illegal except in American football, once per play, from behind the line of scrimmage.
- hospital passesplural of hospital pass: A pass (for schools, military, etc.) exempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital for treatment
- mountain passesplural of mountain pass: A low point in a mountain range that allows travelers to cross the range.
- passes gasthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass gas: to flatulate
- passes windthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass wind: To break wind; fart.
- press passesplural of press pass: A card or document which grants some type of special privilege to journalists.
- picks and passesthird-person singular simple present indicative of pick and pass: To hit the opponent's blot (exposed piece) and take the hitting checker to safety, within a single play.
- an angel passesUsed to denote an awkward pause.
- lateral passesplural of lateral pass: a pass thrown laterally and that counts as a hand-off
- boarding passesplural of boarding pass: A document or card, similar to a ticket, needed in order to board an airplane or other mode of transport.
- passes a stoolthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass a stool: To defecate.
- passes the batonthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass the baton: To pass the torch.
Compound words 30
- compassesplural of compass: A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
- surpassesthird-person singular simple present indicative of surpass: To go beyond or exceed (something) in an adjudicative or literal sense.
- trespassesplural of trespass: An intentional interference with another's property or person.
- overpassesplural of overpass: A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
- underpassesplural of underpass: A passage, especially for pedestrians, that crosses underneath a road, railroad or obstacle.
- backpassesplural of backpass: An intentional pass to the goalkeeper by a teammate.
- bandpassesplural of bandpass: Letting through only a specific range of electromagnetic frequencies.
- battlepassesplural of battlepass: A form of in-game monetization that provides additional content for a game through a tiered system, rewarding the player with in-game items as they complete specific challenges.
- cheapassesplural of cheapass: Cheap, stingy; unwilling to spend money.
- circumpassesthird-person singular simple present indicative of circumpass: To go around; to span.