1. An opening, road, or track,
accessible for passing; especially, one
through or over some dangerous or otherwise
impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a
mountain pass. ""Try not the pass!" the
old man said." (Longfellow)
2. A
thrust or push; an
attempt to
stab or strike an adversary.
3. A
movement of the
arm over or along anything; the
manipulation of a mesmerist.
4. A
single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc, between the rolls.
5. State of things; condition; predicament. "Have
his daughters brought
him to
this pass." (Shak) "Matters have been brought to
this pass." (South)
6. Alow or
license to pass, or to go and come; a psssport; a ticket permitting
free transit or admission; as, a railroad or
theater pass; a military pass. "A
nave sailing
under the
flag and
pass of an enemy." (Kent)
7. A thrust; a
sally of wit.
8. Estimation; nature. "Common
speech gives
him a
worthy pass." (Shak)
9. [Cf. Passus] A part; a division. Pass boat, a
wooden or
metallic box, used to carry cartridges from the
service magazine to the piece. Pass check, a ticket of admission to a
seat of entertainment, or of readmission for one
who goes
away in
expectation of returning.
Origin: Cf. F. Pas (for
sense 1), and passe, fr. Passer to pass. See Pass.
Source: Websters Vocabulary