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 Definition of 'passing'

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1. (noun) passpassing playpassing gamepassing
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
"the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"

2. (noun) passinglossdepartureexitexpirationgoingrelease
euphemistic expressions for death
"thousands mourned his passing"

3. (noun) passingpassage
the motion of one object relative to another
"stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"

4. (noun) passing
the end of something
"the passing of winter"

5. (noun) passagepassing
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
"the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"

6. (noun) passingovertaking
going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
"she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"

7. (noun) passingpassqualifying
success in satisfying a test or requirement
"his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry"

8. (adj) ephemeralpassingshort-livedtransienttransitoryfugacious
lasting a very short time
"the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"

9. (adj) passing(a)pass(a)
of advancing the ball by throwing it
"a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play"

10. (adj) passing(a)
allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
"a passing grade"

11. (adj) casualcursorypassing(a)perfunctory
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
"a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"

12. (adverb) extremelyexceedinglysuperpassing
to an extreme degree
"extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"


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