pass out

pass out
pass out (v.) "lose consciousness," 1915, from PASS (Cf. pass) (v.) + OUT (Cf. out). Probably from weakened sense of earlier meaning "to die" (1899). Meaning "to distribute" is attested from 1926.

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  • pass out — vi to lose consciousness <three men passed out from heat exhaustion (F. J. Bell)> …   Medical dictionary

  • pass out — [v] become unconscious, usually from abusing a substance black out*, drop, faint, keel over*, lose consciousness, swoon; concept 308 …   New thesaurus

  • pass out — index disburse (distribute), disperse (disseminate), divide (distribute), parcel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William …   Law dictionary

  • pass\ out — v informal 1. To lose consciousness; faint. She went back to work while she was still sick, and finally she just passed out. Compare: give out(3) 2. or slang pass out cold To drop into a drunken stupor; become unconscious from drink. After three… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • pass out — phrasal verb Word forms pass out : present tense I/you/we/they pass out he/she/it passes out present participle passing out past tense passed out past participle passed out 1) [intransitive] to suddenly become unconscious, for example because you …   English dictionary

  • pass out — verb 1. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑faint, ↑conk, ↑swoon • Derivationally related forms: ↑swoon (for: ↑swoon) …   Useful english dictionary

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