passing
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(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
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Sense 2 adjective
lasting a very short time
the ephemeral joys of childhood
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Sense 3 adverb
to an extreme degree
extremely cold
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Sense 4 noun
euphemistic expressions for death
thousands mourned his passing
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Sense 5 noun
the motion of one object relative to another
stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets
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Sense 6 noun
the end of something
the passing of winter
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Sense 7 noun
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
the passage of air from the lungs
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Sense 8 noun
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
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Sense 9 noun
success in satisfying a test or requirement
his future depended on his passing that test
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pass |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | American football |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | football play |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | forward pass |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lateral pass |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spot pass |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | brevity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | transience |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fugaciousness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ephemerality |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | transient |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | transient |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ephemera |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | temporary |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | extreme |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | die |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | go away |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | take leave |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | take off |
| 4 | domain usage | Related & opposite | euphemism |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | death |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | overhaul |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | motion |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | evanesce |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | final stage |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | excrete |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | response |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | overtake |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | overhaul |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | reordering |
| 9 | antonym | Related & opposite | flunk |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | pass |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | make it |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | qualify |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | success |