pass out

verb

1. informal,  (intr) to become unconscious; faint

2. (intr) (esp of an officer cadet) to qualify for a military commission; complete a course of training satisfactorily

   General Smith passed out from Sandhurst in 1933

3. (tr) to distribute

Idioms and Phrases

Distribute, as in He passed out the papers . [Early 1900s]

Also, pass out cold . Faint, as in When she heard the news she passed out cold . [Early 1900s] Also see out cold .

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