pass out

verb

passed out; passing out; passes out

intransitive verb

1

: die sense 1

2

: to lose consciousness

transitive verb

: to reject (a deal in bridge) as unplayable because everyone has passed on the first round of bidding

Synonyms

• black out
• conk (out)
• faint
• keel (over)
• swoon

Examples of pass out in a Sentence

I passed out from the flu.

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Kids Definition

pass out

verb

: to lose consciousness

Medical Definition

pass out

intransitive verb

: to lose consciousness

three men passed out from heat exhaustion

—F. J. Bell