pas

[ pah ]

/ pɑ /

noun, plural pas.

a step or series of steps in ballet.

right of precedence.

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schlep

to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly

to fold or wind around something

to carry; lug

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Origin of pas

1695–1705; < French < Latin passus. See pace¹

Words nearby pas

parzival, pará, pará rhatany, pará rubber, paré, pas, pas allé, pas d'action, pas d'âne, pas de basque, pas de bourrée

Definition for pas (2 of 2)

[ pah, paw ]

/ pɑ, pɔ /

noun Informal.

father.

Origin of pa

short for papa

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Example sentences from the Web for pas

Foods, wines are categorized as “digest” or “pas digest,” as in easy or difficult to digest.
Yes, Women Can Make Great Wine|Jordan Salcito|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The false intelligence led the Germans to believe that the main force would land on the Pas de Calais rather than in Normandy.
Week in Death: The Woman Who Cracked Hitler’s Codes|The Telegraph|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Petrushevskaya is best at the pas de deux, where women and men stick together and peel apart due to some mysterious force.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Feb. 4, 2013|Jimmy So, G. Clay Whittaker, Tunku Varadarajan|February 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Together, it is Williams and Gosling who are gracing movie screens this winter with the truest of pas de deux.
Michelle Williams on Her Film, Blue Valentine|Kevin Sessums|January 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The perfect gift, Belk tells us, is about the recipient, pas vous.
6 Secrets of Perfect Gift Giving|Lee Eisenberg|November 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Tu ne lui as pas demandé pourquoi elle changeait, pourquoi elle allait avec l'autre.
Histoires grises|E. Edouard Tavernier
Il ne faut confier son secret qu' à celui qui n'a pas cherché à le deviner.
Dross|Henry Seton Merriman
The thought suddenly seized me; I sprang forward, unstrung his drum, threw the strap over my shoulder, and beat the pas de charge!
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II)|Charles James Lever
Tardieu found on the arm of a sailor who had served various terms of imprisonment, the words, "Pas de chance."
Criminal Man|Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
"Pas du tout," d'Alcacer assured her with whimsical gravity.
The Rescue|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for pas (1 of 7)

pas

/ (pɑː, French pɑ) /

noun plural pas (pɑːz, French pɑ)

a dance step or movement, esp in ballet

rare the right to precede; precedence

Word Origin for pas

C18: French, literally: step

British Dictionary definitions for pas (2 of 7)

PAS

abbreviation for

physician-assisted suicide: a practice in which a terminally-ill person requests a medical practitioner to administer a lethal dose of medication

British Dictionary definitions for pas (3 of 7)

pa¹

/ (pɑː) /

noun

an informal word for father

British Dictionary definitions for pas (4 of 7)

pa²

pah

/ (pɑː) /

noun NZ

a Māori village or settlement

history a Māori defensive position and settlement on a hilltop

go back to the pa to abandon city life in favour of rural life

Word Origin for pa

Māori

British Dictionary definitions for pas (5 of 7)

pa³

the internet domain name for

Panama

British Dictionary definitions for pas (6 of 7)

the chemical symbol for

protactinium

symbol for

pascal

British Dictionary definitions for pas (7 of 7)

abbreviation for

Pennsylvania

personal appearance

personal assistant

military Post Adjutant

power of attorney

press agent

Press Association

banking private account

public-address system

publicity agent

Publishers Association

purchasing agent

insurance particular average

(in New Zealand) probationary assistant

Panama (international car registration)

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Medical definitions for pas (1 of 3)

PAS

abbr.

para-aminosalicylic acid

periodic acid-Schiff

Medical definitions for pas (2 of 3)

The symbol for the elementprotactinium

Medical definitions for pas (3 of 3)

abbr.

physician's assistant

posteroanterior

pulmonary artery

Scientific definitions for pas

Abbreviation of pascal

The symbol for protactinium.

pas

noun, plural pas.

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Origin of pas

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Definition for pas (2 of 2)

noun Informal.

Origin of pa

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British Dictionary definitions for pas (1 of 7)

noun plural pas (pɑːz, French pɑ)

Word Origin for pas

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abbreviation for

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noun

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pah

noun NZ

Word Origin for pa

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the internet domain name for

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the chemical symbol for

symbol for

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abbreviation for

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abbr.

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abbr.

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