Pass- a simple word with so many uses that it’s a shame to pass it up.
There is pass on and pass away- I think they mean the same. A person passes on while passing away the time. And a person who passes out could end up passing away for good.
A person passes over but not necessarily for religious reasons. If truly in need, he can pass his hat. And for a different type of need, he can always make a pass.
A quarterback expects his receiver to catch and hold the pass but the guy who passes gas better be passing through.
On the other hand, the passive fellow defers to the passionate one.
A password to let one in more often now a numeric pass code, too.
A motorist who avoids stopping at toll booths uses a mobile pass while the traveler who goes from country to country carries with a passport. Unless, of course, he is lost and must use a compass point.
In foxholes, it’s pass the ammunition. At dinner tables, it’s pass the ketchup.
In chess, the cry is “en passant!†In Monopoly, it’s “gimme my 200 bucks! as ‘GO’ my token has passedâ€
But for all those who find this ditty arguably passable, remember- this too shall pass.