pass-out

Suddenly go limp

Pass-out functions as an adjective describing something distributed to everyone present: a pass-out slip, pass-out drinks.

In rugby, a pass-out is a pass from the scrum.

The noun also names the moment of fainting or losing consciousness: He was fine until the pass-out.

As a compound verb, to pass out is to faint or to distribute: She passed out flyers; He passed out from the heat.

faint

swoon

Lose consciousness briefly

syncope · vasovagal · hypotension · dehydration · exhaustion · collapse · pale · queasy · nausea · weakness

unconscious

insensible

Unaware, without feeling

  • comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
  • stuporSuspended sensibility
  • inertInactive, physically or chemically

senseless · unresponsive · anesthesia · sedation · tranquilized · narcosis · anesthetized · catatonic · torpor · numb

intoxication

drunk

Impaired by alcohol

inebriated · blotto · legless · sloshed · tipsy · alcohol · binge · overdose · stupor · floor

exhaustion

fatigue

Weariness from prolonged exertion

drop · spent · drained · depleted · overtired · sleep-deprived · marathon · overexertion · crash

Opposites
consciousness state

pass-outcome to

Regain awareness after unconsciousness

wake up · revive · awaken · come around · rouse

voluntary control

pass-outgo to sleep

Begin nightly rest

fall asleep · doze off · nod off · go to bed · drift off

physical response

pass-outrecover

Regain health or possession

come round · rally · stabilize · perk up · spring up

Family

pass, out, passing, passed, surpass, bypass, overpass, blackout, passes

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG