(n, adj) การปัดความรับผิดชอบ, ที่ปัดความรับผิดชอบ เช่น The most important one is the non-trust and buckpassing bureaucracy., The managers are active when there's benefit and buckpassing when things go bad., See Also: avoiding
(n) going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it, Syn. overtaking, Example:she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me
(n) success in satisfying a test or requirement, Syn. qualifying, pass, Ant. failing, Example:his future depended on his passing that test; he got a pass in introductory chemistry
n. The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away. [ 1913 Webster ]
Passing bell, a tolling of a bell to announce that a soul is passing, or has passed, from its body (formerly done to invoke prayers for the dying); also, a tolling during the passing of a funeral procession to the grave, or during funeral ceremonies. Sir W. Scott. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
Passing note (Mus.), a character including a passing tone. -- Passing tone (Mus.), a tone introduced between two other tones, on an unaccented portion of a measure, for the sake of smoother melody, but forming no essential part of the harmony. [ 1913 Webster ]