Antonyms for pass up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pas, pahs

Phonetic Transcription : pæs, pɑs

Definition of pass up

Origin : "written permission to pass into, or through, a place," 1590s, from pass (v.). Sense of "ticket for a free ride or admission" is first found 1838. Colloquial make a pass "offer an amorous advance" first recorded 1928, perhaps from a sporting sense. Phrase come to pass (late 15c.) uses the word with a sense of "completion, accomplishment."

As in lose : verb be deprived of; mislay
As in miss : verb fail, make a mistake
As in neglect : verb be indifferent, leave alone
As in abstain : verb hold back from doing
As in pass : verb decide not to do
As in rebuff : verb turn away; give the cold shoulder
As in refrain : verb do without; keep from doing
As in refuse : verb deny; say no
As in reject : verb say no to
As in ban : verb officially forbid
As in shun : verb avoid, ignore
As in skip : verb avoid, miss
As in snub : verb give someone the cold shoulder
As in boycott : verb ban; refrain from using
As in delete : verb erase, remove
As in elude : verb avoid; escape
As in evade : verb get away from
As in forgo : verb give up, do without

Example sentences :

They pass up the church-aisle, and raise their eyes to the ceiling.
Extract from : « The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Just a chance I couldn't afford to pass up, of digging into Peppajee.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

"If you will be so good," and he stood aside for Michael to pass up the stairs in front of him.
Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson

I saw them pass up Moose Creek from a ledge on which I was lying.
Extract from : « Brand Blotters » by William MacLeod Raine

So I guess they decided to pass up the horses and only take some grub.
Extract from : « The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast » by Victor Appleton

“Pass up the new kids down there,” called one of the prefects.
Extract from : « The Cock-House at Fellsgarth » by Talbot Baines Reed

They pass up and down such a causeway by thousands, night and day.
Extract from : « The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries » by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

So that to pass from node to node the impulse must pass up the pipe and down again.
Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams

He said, "My people will pass up through this to the world above."
Extract from : « Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest » by Katharine Berry Judson

No boat could pass up and down the Connecticut River in safety.
Extract from : « Famous Indian Chiefs » by Charles H. L. Johnston

Synonyms for pass up

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