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made the passes

made the passes is the simple past and past participle of make the passes.

Meaning of make the passes

Verb

make the passes (third-person singular simple present makes the passes, present participle making the passes, simple past and past participle made the passes)

  1. To perform a hypnotic technique involving running the hands over the head and body of the subject.
    • […] he did not stop to think, but hastened to make the ‘passes’ as the technical phrase styles certain unmeaning motions of the hands and arms.1837, anonymous author, Means Without Living, Boston: Weeks, Jordan & Co., pages 37–38

Questions about made the passes

What is made the passes the simple past and past participle of?
Made the passes is the simple past and past participle of make the passes.

Words near made the passes in the dictionary

  1. made the first move
  2. made the fur fly
  3. made the grade
  4. made the headlines
  5. made the news
  6. made the passes
  7. made the perfect the enemy of the good
  8. made the rounds
  9. made the running
  10. made the weather
  11. made the welkin ring

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