English

Verb

pass out ‎(third-person singular simple present passes out, present participle passing out, simple past and past participle passed out)

1. (intransitive) To faint; to become unconscious

   I pass out at the sight of blood.

   I passed out on the train after drinking a bottle of vodka.

2. (transitive) To distribute, to hand out

   We'll pass out copies of the agenda.

3. (of soldiers, police, fire-fighters, etc.) To graduate, usually marked by the ceremony at the end of their training.
   • 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 113:

     He wasn't allowed to finish his training to go to France; but was sent to England on a Physical Training Course and passed out First Class.

4. (bridge, transitive) To end (a round) by having passes as the first four bids.

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