pass out

verb passes out · passing out · passed out

1. intransitive To faint; to become unconscious. I pass out at the sight of blood.
2. slang To fall asleep irrespective of wilful action, as a result of the consumption of alcohol or other drugs or another form of physiological exhaustion.
3. transitive To distribute. Near-synonyms: hand out, give out

   Similar: hand out, give out

4. usually, of soldiers To graduate, usually marked by a ceremony at the end of training. He wasn't allowed to finish his training to go to France; but was sent to England on a Physical Training Course and passed out First Class.
5. broadly To become proficient in a particular job or task. "It took me about a month to pass out on this box," he adds. "It's easy to be daunted by all the levers and bell codes and Absolute Block, but it's all the usual rules of anywhere else. You can't just come up here from the street though, and I thought I'd never be able to work this SB [signal box],
6. India To graduate from university. He passed out of the Madras University in 1990.
7. transitive To end (a round) by having passes as the first four bids.
8. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, out. “You speak of terms,” she said. “These are mine. Stand aside and let me pass.” […] “So you accede to my terms?” she said. “I am to pass out?”