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  Pass \Pass\, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer
     to pass. See Pass, v. i.]
     1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing;
        especially, one through or over some dangerous or
        otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a
        ford; as, a mountain pass.
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              ``Try not the pass!'' the old man said.
                                                    --Longfellow.
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     2. (Fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike
        an adversary. --Shak.
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     3. A movement of the hand over or along anything; the
        manipulation of a mesmerist.
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     4. (Rolling Metals) A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet,
        etc., between the rolls.
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     5. State of things; condition; predicament.
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              Have his daughters brought him to this pass. --Shak.
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              Matters have been brought to this pass. --South.
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     6. Permission 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.
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              A ship sailing under the flag and pass of an enemy.
                                                    --Kent.
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     7. Fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit. --Shak.
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     8. Estimation; character. [Obs.]
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              Common speech gives him a worthy pass. --Shak.
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     9. [Cf. Passus.] A part; a division. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     10. (Sports) In football, hockey, and other team sports, a
         transfer of the ball, puck, etc., to another player of
         one's own team, usually at some distance. In American
         football, the pass is through the air by an act of
         throwing the ball.
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     Pass boat (Naut.), a punt, or similar boat.
  
     Pass book.
         (a) A book in which a trader enters articles bought on
             credit, and then passes or sends it to the purchaser.
         (b) See Bank book.
  
     Pass box (Mil.), a wooden or metallic box, used to carry
        cartridges from the service magazine to the piece.
  
     Pass check, a ticket of admission to a place of
        entertainment, or of readmission for one who goes away in
        expectation of returning.
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  Pass \Pass\, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer
     to pass. See Pass, v. i.]
     1. An opening, road, or track, available 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. (Fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike
        an adversary. --Shak.
  
     3. A movement of the hand over or along anything; the
        manipulation of a mesmerist.
  
     4. (Rolling Metals) 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. Permission 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 ship sailing under the flag and pass of an enemy.
                                                    --Kent.
  
     7. Fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit. --Shak.
  
     8. Estimation; character. [Obs.]
  
              Common speech gives him a worthy pass. --Shak.
  
     9. [Cf. Passus.] A part; a division. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     Pass boat (Naut.), a punt, or similar boat.
  
     Pass book.
        (a) A book in which a trader enters articles bought on
            credit, and then passes or sends it to the purchaser.
        (b) See Bank book.
  
     Pass box (Mil.), a wooden or metallic box, used to carry
        cartridges from the service magazine to the piece.
  
     Pass check, a ticket of admission to a place of
        entertainment, or of readmission for one who goes away in
        expectation of returning.

  PASS BOOK, com. law. A book used by merchants with their customers, in which 
  an entry of goods sold and delivered to a customer is made. 
       2. It is kept by the buyer, and sent to the merchant whenever he wishes 
  to purchase any. article. It ought to be a counterpart of the merchant's 
  books, as far as regards the customer's account. 
       3. Among English bankers, the term pass book is given to a small book 
  made up from time to time, from the banker's ledger, and forwarded to the 
  customer; this is not considered as a statement of account between the 
  parties, yet when the customer neglects for a long time to make any 
  objection to the correctness of the entries he will be bound by them. 2 Atk. 
  252; 2 Deac. & Ch. 534; 2 M. & W. 2.