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Passing
- verb -
- (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"
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus"
- accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak"
- allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed"
- allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade"
- be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
- cause to pass; "She passed around the plates"
- come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place without incident"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
- disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
- eliminat
Passion
- noun - a feeling of strong sexual desire
- a strong feeling or emotion
- an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
- any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";
- something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"
- the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion
- the trait of being intensely emotional
Passive
- adjective - expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
- lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
- peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
Pastier
- adjective - having the sticky properties of an adhesive
- resembling paste in color; pallid; "he looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white"
Pasties
- noun - (usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
- small meat pie or turnover
Pastils
- noun - a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat
Pastime
- noun - a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
- Hobby
Pasting
- verb - cover the surface of; "paste the wall with burlap"
- hit with the fists; "He pasted his opponent"
- join or attach with or as if with glue; "paste the sign on the wall"; "cut and paste the sentence in the text"
Patrial
- noun - a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)
Patrick
- noun - Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century