chance vs pass

chance and pass both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
pass	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, pass is a hypernym of chance; that is, pass is a word with a broader meaning than chance:

Other hypernyms of chance include come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass off, take place.

chance (noun)	pass (noun)
a risk involving danger	(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible	a usually brief attempt
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another	(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances	(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
the possibility of future success	success in satisfying a test or requirement
	a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
	a permit to enter or leave a military installation
	any authorization to pass or go somewhere
	an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
	a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
	a complimentary ticket
	a difficult juncture
	one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
	the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
	a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
	(military) a written leave of absence

chance (adjective)	pass (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance	of advancing the ball by throwing it

chance (verb)	pass (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with	eliminate from the body
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	come to pass
be the case by chance	disappear gradually
	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
	grant authorization or clearance for
	transmit information
	pass over, across, or through
	go across or through
	travel past
	pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
	for time to move forward
	cause to pass
	move past
	place into the hands or custody of
	throw (a ball) to another player
	transfer to another; of rights or property
	be inherited by
	make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
	go unchallenged; be approved
	accept or judge as acceptable
	go successfully through a test or a selection process
	allow to go without comment or censure
	use up a period of time in a specific way
	be superior or better than some standard
	stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point