(games) A children's game in which a parcel having many layers of packaging is passed from person to person around a ring while music plays, the person holding the parcel when the music is temporarily stopped being allowed to remove a single layer, and the person removing the innermost layer winning the prize contained within; in a variation of the game, there is a prize under each layer that is awarded to the person removing that layer.

(rugby and American football) A pass in the forward direction, advancing toward the goal, generally illegal except in American football, once per play, from behind the line of scrimmage.

(electronics) Letting through only a specific range of electromagnetic frequencies.

Describing a form of examination etc in which the student either passes or fails, without receiving a specific mark or grade.

(idiomatic) To meet or exceed a particular standard. / (idiomatic) To adequately pass a formal or informal inspection.

present participle of pass away

(derogatory, Scotland, Irish English) Of a person, making belittling or snide remarks.

present participle of pass the buck

(idiomatic, informal) To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.

(netball) A pass of the ball between teammates too close together to allow an opponent to get between them. There is no particular distance the ball must travel to qualify as a short pass. For instance, if the passing player drops the ball and retreats before her teammate takes possession, it is not a short pass. A short pass is against the rules and results in a free pass to the opposition.