Pass - Other General Uses

Other General Uses

  • Pass, an overtaking manoeuvre
  • Pass, a gaming manoeuvre. (alt: "Take a pass" or "I pass". To decline an opportunity or turn at play or allow the game to continue withour your participation in this round of play. Also used in social situations, to 'pass on' (decline) an invitation to participate. See 'Rain Check'.
  • Pass (legislature), the action of approving a proposed law
  • Pass (sleight of hand), a sleight of hand move
  • Fish pass or fish ladder, a construction allowing migrating fish to pass an obstruction on a stream

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