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PASS OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "pass out" is one way to...):
black out; pass out; zonk out (lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
Synonyms:
black out; pass out; zonk out
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "pass out" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pass out"):
conk; faint; pass out; swoon (pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Give to several people
Example:
The teacher handed out the exams
Synonyms:
distribute; give out; hand out; pass out
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "pass out" is one way to...):
gift; give; present (give as a present; make a gift of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pass out"):
apportion; deal; divvy up; portion out; share (give out as one's portion or share)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
