pass vs break

pass and break both are nouns.

pass is an adjective but break is not an adjective.

pass and break both are verbs.

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

As verbs, break is a hyponym of pass; that is, break is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pass:

pass: come to pass
break: happen

Other hyponyms of pass include develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, happen, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, happen, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.

pass (noun)	break (noun)
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team	the act of breaking something
a usually brief attempt	an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate	a sudden dash
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls	the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
success in satisfying a test or requirement	an escape from jail
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target	a pause from doing something (as work)
a permit to enter or leave a military installation	any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
any authorization to pass or go somewhere	(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent	some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions	an unexpected piece of good luck
a complimentary ticket	the occurrence of breaking
a difficult juncture	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)	an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks	(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs	breaking of hard tissue such as bone
(military) a written leave of absence	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

pass (adjective)	break (adjective)
of advancing the ball by throwing it

pass (verb)	break (verb)
eliminate from the body	fracture a bone of
come to pass	weaken or destroy in spirit or body
disappear gradually	diminish or discontinue abruptly
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	become separated into pieces or fragments
grant authorization or clearance for	happen
transmit information	prevent completion
pass over, across, or through	terminate or end
go across or through	come into being
travel past	stop operating or functioning
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into	render inoperable or ineffective
for time to move forward	crack; of the male voice in puberty
cause to pass	fall sharply
move past	lessen in force or effect
place into the hands or custody of	destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
throw (a ball) to another player	make submissive, obedient, or useful
transfer to another; of rights or property	be broken in
be inherited by	change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation	become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
go unchallenged; be approved	find the solution or key to
accept or judge as acceptable	find a flaw in
go successfully through a test or a selection process	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
allow to go without comment or censure	cease an action temporarily
use up a period of time in a specific way	be released or become known; of news
be superior or better than some standard	undergo breaking
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point	interrupt the flow of current in
	surpass in excellence
	go to pieces
	ruin completely
	separate from a clinch, in boxing
	break a piece from a whole
	pierce or penetrate
	destroy the completeness of a set of related items
	exchange for smaller units of money
	become punctured or penetrated
	make the opening shot that scatters the balls
	force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
	do a break dance
	curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
	move away or escape suddenly
	scatter or part
	emerge from the surface of a body of water
	make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
	break down, literally or metaphorically
	change directions suddenly
	reduce to bankruptcy
	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	interrupt a continued activity
	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
	cause the failure or ruin of
	invalidate by judicial action
	enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	happen or take place
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
	give up
	cause to give up a habit
	vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
	come forth or begin from a state of latency
	come to an end

pass vs break

pass and break both are nouns.

pass is an adjective but break is not an adjective.

pass and break both are verbs.

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