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101pass — {{11}}pass (n.1) mountain defile, c.1300, from O.Fr. pas step, track, from L. passus step, pace (see PACE (Cf. pace) (n.)). {{12}}pass (n.2) written permission to pass into, or through, a place, 1590s, from PASS (Cf. pass) (v.). Sense of …
102pass on — phrasal verb Word forms pass on : present tense I/you/we/they pass on he/she/it passes on present participle passing on past tense passed on past participle passed on 1) [transitive] to give someone something that someone else has given you When… …
103pass through — verb 1. make a passage or journey from one place to another (Freq. 18) The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs; Some travelers pass through the desert • Syn: ↑transit, ↑move through, ↑pass across, ↑pass over •… …
104pass up — verb 1. refuse to accept (Freq. 1) He refused my offer of hospitality • Syn: ↑refuse, ↑reject, ↑turn down, ↑decline • Ant: ↑accept ( …
105pass on — Synonyms and related words: OK, abalienate, accept, accredit, add a codicil, advance, affirm, alien, alienate, amen, amortize, approve, assign, authenticate, authorize, autograph, barter, be lost, bequeath, break, broadcast, carry over, cease to… …
106ˌpass sb/sth ˈoff as sth — phrasal verb to make people believe that a person or thing is something else He put on a suit, intending to pass himself off as a businessman.[/ex] …
107Off stump — Stump Stump, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G. stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to E. stamp.] 1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. [1913 Webster] 2 …
108pass up — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abjure, abstain, abstain from, avoid, brush aside, chuck, chuck out, contemn, contradict, cut, cut dead, decline, deny, despise, disapprove, discard, disclaim, discount, disdain, dismiss, disown, disregard, do …
109pass something off — 1) evade or lightly dismiss an awkward remark he made a light joke and passed it off 2) Basketball throw the ball to a teammate who is unguarded he scored eight times and passed off six assists …
110pawn someone/something off — pass off someone or something unwanted newly industrialized economies are racing to pawn off old processes on poorer countries …
