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 .

Example Sentences

Outside, student Democrats passed out fliers in support of Proposition 50.

From Los Angeles Times

"He choked me and I passed out," she adds.

From BBC

On the night TJ McGee overdosed from a mixture of drugs and alcohol in his freshman year at UC Berkeley, his friends found him passed out in the hallway by their shared dorm room.

From Los Angeles Times

"She's so hungry in everything that she does. She keeps her head down and really just works until she is almost passing out. I'm not worried about it."

From BBC

She was later found passed out and alone in the chambers, according to the indictment.

From Los Angeles Times

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• faint 
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