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makes the passes

makes the passes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is makes the passes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes the passes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make the passes.

Words near makes the passes in the dictionary

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

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