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- verb intransitive To
faint ; fall asleep - verb transitive To
distribute , tohand out - verb police, etc. To
graduate , usually marked by theceremony at the end of their training. - verb bridge, transitive To end (a
round ) by havingpasses as the first fourbids .
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- verb give to several people
- verb lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
- verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
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chained_bear commented on the word pass out
Usage here.
October 23, 2008
qms commented on the word pass out
Bob Dobbs knows what booze is about:
You drink till your full to the snout.
Have near to hand
A soft place to land
And guzzle until you pass out.
See faint, syncope, swoon, lipothymy.
January 31, 2016