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passing

/ passing /
noun/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
success in satisfying a test or requirement
"his future depended on his passing that test"
"he got a pass in introductory chemistry"
Opposites:
failing
Type of:
success
Derived:
qualify measure up pass make it
noun Sense 2
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
"she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"
Type of:
reordering
Derived:
pass overtake overhaul catch catch up with
noun Sense 3
the end of something
"the passing of winter"
Type of:
end last final stage
Derived:
evanesce fade blow over pass off fleet
noun Sense 4
the motion of one object relative to another
"stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"
Type of:
movement motion
Derived:
pass overtake overhaul
noun Sense 5
euphemistic expressions for death
"thousands mourned his passing"
Type of:
death decease
Derived:
die decease perish go exit
noun Sense 6
a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another
"the passage of air from the lungs"
"the passing of flatus"
Type of:
reaction response
Derived:
excrete egest eliminate pass
adjective satellite Sense 7
enduring a very short time
"the ephemeral joys of childhood"
"a passing fancy"
"youth''s transient beauty"
"love is transitory but at is eternal"
"fugacious blossoms"
Similar:
impermanent temporary
adverb Sense 8
to an extreme degree or extent
"his eyesight was exceedingly defective"
Pertains to:
extreme utmost(a) uttermost(a) exceeding exceptional
noun Sense 9
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
"the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
Type of:
football play
Kinds of:
forward pass aerial lateral pass lateral spot pass
Derived:
pass
Domain:
American football American football game
Semantic Complexity
87%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
47
Times Searched
2
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success failing reordering end last final stage movement motion death decease reaction response