Antonyms for passes up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pas, pahs

Phonetic Transcription : pæs, pɑs

Definition of passes 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 :

He passes up one person after another and he has no joy in life.
Extract from : « An Anarchist Woman » by Hutchins Hapgood

Paris locked the door that passes up the turnpike to the Kings chamber.
Extract from : « The Mystery of Mary Stuart » by Andrew Lang

Stevenson passes up and down, sending his merry men up and down.
Extract from : « The Spell of Scotland » by Keith Clark

As he passes up the valley with his attendants there is a stir in his rude castle.
Extract from : « Judges and Ruth » by Robert A. Watson

Why, they mix into vapor, which passes up through this pipe to the cylinders.
Extract from : « Four Afloat » by Ralph Henry Barbour

Again we look upon the village church, but it is no mournful procession that passes up its shaded aisles.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 » by Various

The pylorus, formerly directed caudad, passes up and to the right.
Extract from : « The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity » by George. S. Huntington

At 20 the line turns to the left, and passes up the before-described incline to 100.
Extract from : « Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development » by Francis Galton

The exhaust occurs through the exhaust port d, whence it passes up the exhaust pipe and out at the smoke stack.
Extract from : « Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II » by Joshua Rose

Man with a gold-headed cane stops the stage, and passes up a five-cent piece.
Extract from : « The History and Records of the Elephant Club » by Knight Russ Ockside and Q. K. Philander Doesticks

Synonyms for passes up

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