Definitions of passing:

• noun:   success in satisfying a test or requirement

  Example: "His future depended on his passing that test"

• noun:   going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it

  Example: "She drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"

• noun:   the end of something

  Example: "The passing of winter"

• noun:   the motion of one object relative to another

  Example: "Stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets"

• noun:   euphemistic expressions for death

  Example: "Thousands mourned his passing"

• noun:   a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another

  Example: "The passing of flatus"

• noun:   (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

  Example: "The coach sent in a passing play on third and long"

• adjective:   enduring a very short time

  Example: "A passing fancy"

• adverb:   to an extreme degree or extent