Collocations for pass - noun
1. in sports
ADJECTIVE
deep,
long
short
good, perfect
dropped, errant, incomplete
Robson had pounced on a dropped pass.
short
good, perfect
dropped, errant, incomplete
Robson had pounced on a dropped pass.
careless (esp. BrE),
sloppy
crisp, quick
back, cross-field, square (all in football/soccer)
forward (in rugby)
The referee disallowed the try for a forward pass.
crisp, quick
back, cross-field, square (all in football/soccer)
forward (in rugby)
The referee disallowed the try for a forward pass.
bounce,
inbounds,
lob,
no-look,
outlet
(in basketball)
screen, swing, touchdown (in American football)
screen, swing, touchdown (in American football)
VERB + pass
play
Lafferty played a pass down the right to Gallagher.
Lafferty played a pass down the right to Gallagher.
deliver
get, pick up, receive
He picked up a back pass from one of his defenders.
get, pick up, receive
He picked up a back pass from one of his defenders.
complete,
throw
(both in American football)
McNabb has completed 57% of his passes with five touchdowns.
McNabb has completed 57% of his passes with five touchdowns.
catch,
drop
(both in American football)
block, defend
His long reach enables him to block passes.
The Dolphins are among the NFL's best at defending the pass.
block, defend
His long reach enables him to block passes.
The Dolphins are among the NFL's best at defending the pass.
intercept
PREPOSITION
pass from
Owen picked up a long pass from Beckham to score.
Owen picked up a long pass from Beckham to score.
pass to
He played a back pass to the goalkeeper.
He played a back pass to the goalkeeper.
2. (esp. BrE) success in exam/course
PREPOSITION
pass at
It's difficult to obtain a pass at A Level.
It's difficult to obtain a pass at A Level.
pass in
He should get a good pass in mathematics. (BrE)
He should get a good pass in mathematics. (BrE)
3. official piece of paper
ADJECTIVE
free
day, monthly, weekend, yearly
two-day, three-day, etc.
bus, rail, railway (BrE)
a monthly rail pass
day, monthly, weekend, yearly
two-day, three-day, etc.
bus, rail, railway (BrE)
a monthly rail pass
security
boarding
The flight attendant asked to see my boarding pass.
boarding
The flight attendant asked to see my boarding pass.
hall
(AmE)
The teacher wrote out a hall pass and handed it to her.
The teacher wrote out a hall pass and handed it to her.
backstage
press, VIP
press, VIP
VERB + pass
have
use
give sb, issue (sb with)
The visitors were issued with day passes.
use
give sb, issue (sb with)
The visitors were issued with day passes.
produce,
show
PREPOSITION
on a pass
soldiers on a weekend pass
soldiers on a weekend pass
pass to
We bought a two-day pass to Disneyland.
We bought a two-day pass to Disneyland.
4. way through mountains
PREPOSITION
over a/the pass
They had to struggle over the pass with their donkeys.
They had to struggle over the pass with their donkeys.
through a/the pass
A road was built through the pass.
A road was built through the pass.
pass over
We took the high pass over the ridge.
We took the high pass over the ridge.