pass vs transit

pass and transit both are nouns.

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

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

pass: go across or through
transit: pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)

pass (noun)	transit (noun)
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team	a journey usually by ship
a usually brief attempt	a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate	a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
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

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

pass (verb)	transit (verb)
eliminate from the body	make a passage or journey from one place to another
come to pass	cause or enable to pass through
disappear gradually	revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life	pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)
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