| Front | pass out |
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| Back | pass out 1. pass out to become unconscious, usually for a short time: ▪ Kevin drank so much vodka that he passed out on the stairs. ▪ Firemen rescued the two workers who had passed out after breathing in smoke. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑black out 2. pass out sth • pass sth out to give something to each person in a group: ▪ Jose put on a Santa hat and passed out candy canes to the children. ▪ Volunteers have been passing out food to the 100 people who have lost their homes. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hand out, ↑give out, distribute formal 3. pass out BrE to finish a course of study at a military school or police college: ▪ He passed out of flying school in 1931, and flew with Bomber Command. |
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