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passing up

passing up is the present participle and gerund of pass up.

Meaning of pass up

Verb

pass up (third-person singular simple present passes up, present participle passing up, simple past and past participle passed up)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To refuse (not accept); forgo.
    • He passed up my invitation for dinner, saying he was too busy.
  2. (Malaysia, Singapore, transitive) To submit (hand in) items to a person, usually one's teacher.
    • The teacher told us to pass up our English homework.
  3. (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, up.
    • Can you pass up this box to the guy on the ladder?
    Synonyms:
    withgo

Questions about passing up

What is passing up the present participle and gerund of?
Passing up is the present participle and gerund of pass up.

Words near passing up in the dictionary

  1. passing through the pikes
  2. passing tone
  3. passing tones
  4. passing under the yoke
  5. passing unnoticed
  6. passing up
  7. passing up like a white chip
  8. passing urine
  9. passing wind
  10. passing-bell
  11. passing-bells

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