Meaning

noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

noun euphemistic expressions for death

noun the motion of one object relative to another

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Vulgar Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Vulgar Latin -ereinflu. Vulgar Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass English -ing English passing From pass + -ing.

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