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Words with a similar base: passing, passing_game, passing_play

'passing'

[pass.n.03] as in: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

Examples:
the coach sent in a passing play on third and long

'passing'

[passing.n.02] as in: euphemistic expressions for death

Examples:
thousands mourned his passing

'passing'

[passing.n.03] as in: the motion of one object relative to another

Examples:
stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets

'passing'

[passing.n.04] as in: the end of something

Examples:
the passing of winter

'passing'

[passage.n.08] as in: a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

Examples:
the passage of air from the lungs
the passing of flatus

'passing'

[passing.n.06] as in: going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

Examples:
she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me

'passing'

[passing.n.07] as in: success in satisfying a test or requirement

Examples:
his future depended on his passing that test
he got a pass in introductory chemistry

'passing'

[pass.v.01] as in: go across or through

Examples:
We passed the point where the police car had parked
A terrible thought went through his mind

'passing'

[travel_by.v.01] as in: move past

Examples:
A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window
He passed his professor in the hall
One line of soldiers surpassed the other

'passing'

[legislate.v.01] as in: make laws, bills, etc.

or bring into effect by legislation

Examples:
They passed the amendment
We cannot legislate how people spend their free time

'passing'

[elapse.v.01] as in: pass by

Examples:
three years elapsed

'passing'

[pass.v.05] as in: place into the hands or custody of

Examples:
hand me the spoon, please
Turn the files over to me, please
He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers

'passing'

[run.v.03] as in: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

Examples:
Service runs all the way to Cranbury
His knowledge doesn't go very far
My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets

'passing'

[pass.v.07] as in: travel past

Examples:
The sports car passed all the trucks

'passing'

[happen.v.01] as in: come to pass

Examples:
What is happening?
The meeting took place off without an incidence
Nothing occurred that seemed important

'passing'

[pass.v.09] as in: go unchallenged; be approved

Examples:
The bill cleared the House

'passing'

[spend.v.01] as in: pass time in a specific way

Examples:
how are you spending your summer vacation?

'passing'

[guide.v.05] as in: pass over, across, or through

Examples:
He ran his eyes over her body
She ran her fingers along the carved figurine
He drew her hair through his fingers

'passing'

[communicate.v.01] as in: transmit information

Examples:
Please communicate this message to all employees
pass along the good news

'passing'

[evanesce.v.01] as in: disappear gradually

Examples:
The pain eventually passed off

'passing'

[pass.v.14] as in: go successfully through a test or a selection process

Examples:
She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now

'passing'

[exceed.v.02] as in: be superior or better than some standard

Examples:
She exceeded our expectations
She topped her performance of last year

'passing'

[pass.v.16] as in: accept or judge as acceptable

Examples:
The teacher passed the student although he was weak

'passing'

[pass.v.17] as in: allow to go without comment or censure

Examples:
the insult passed as if unnoticed

'passing'

[pass.v.18] as in: transfer to another; of rights or property

Examples:
Our house passed under his official control

'passing'

[sink.v.03] as in: pass into a specified state or condition

Examples:
He sank into nirvana

'passing'

[pass.v.20] as in: throw (a ball) to another player

Examples:
Smith passed

'passing'

[fall.v.21] as in: be inherited by

Examples:
The estate fell to my sister
The land returned to the family
The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead

'passing'

[pass.v.22] as in: cause to pass

Examples:
She passed around the plates

'passing'

[authorize.v.01] as in: grant authorization or clearance for

Examples:
Clear the manuscript for publication
The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography

'passing'

[die.v.01] as in: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Examples:
She died from cancer
The children perished in the fire
The patient went peacefully
The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102

'passing'

[excrete.v.01] as in: eliminate from the body

Examples:
Pass a kidney stone

'passing'

[ephemeral.s.01] as in: lasting a very short time

Examples:
the ephemeral joys of childhood
a passing fancy
youth's transient beauty
love is transitory but it is eternal
fugacious blossoms

'passing'

[passing.a.02] as in: of advancing the ball by throwing it

Examples:
a team with a good passing attack
a pass play

'passing'

[passing.s.02] as in: allowing you to pass (e.g.,

an examination or inspection) satisfactorily

Examples:
a passing grade

'passing'

[casual.s.05] as in: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Examples:
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
a passing glance
perfunctory courtesy

'passing'

[extremely.r.02] as in: to an extreme degree

Examples:
extremely cold
extremely unpleasant

Origins

					passing (English)
├── -ing (English)
│   ├── -ing (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── -ing (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -inge (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── pass (English)
    ├── pas (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── passen (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── passer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))