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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Pass
  2. n. The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away.
  3. a. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing.
  4. a. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent.
  5. adv. Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange.
  6. adj. lasting a very short time
  7. adj. of advancing the ball by throwing it
  8. adj. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
  9. adj. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  10. n. (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
  11. n. euphemistic expressions for death
  12. n. the motion of one object relative to another