pass out
Distribute or swoon
Pass out means to lose consciousness, typically from exhaustion, alcohol, or shock: She passed out from the heat.
It also means to distribute items to a group: The teacher passed out the tests.
The unconsciousness sense suggests sudden collapse—you don't pass out gradually, you drop.
Lose consciousness briefly
- syncopeTemporary loss of consciousness
- blackoutComplete power loss
- collapseSudden structural failure
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
dizzy · vertigo · vasovagal · hypotension · overwhelmed · nausea · pale · weak
Give out in portions
- distributeDivide and deliver
- dealAgreement or distribution
- allocateDesignate for specific use
- assignGive as responsibility
circulate · disseminate · issue · administer · apportion · ration · allot · divvy up
Complete power loss
- insensibleUnaware, without feeling
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- comatoseDeeply unconscious, unrousable
- senselessLacking reason or awareness
incapacitated · sedated · anesthetized · limp · inert · stupor · come to · revive
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- overtiredExhausted beyond normal fatigue
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- drainedEmptied of resources
spent · overworked · collapse · sleep-deprived · depleted · overexertion · dead tired · run ragged
swoon
Lose consciousness briefly
lightheaded · dizzy · vertigo · vasovagal · hypotension · overwhelmed · nausea · pale · weak · unsteady
dispense
Give out in portions
- distributeDivide and deliver
- dealAgreement or distribution
- allocateDesignate for specific use
assign · circulate · disseminate · issue · administer · apportion · ration · allot · divvy up · leaflet
blackout
Complete power loss
- insensibleUnaware, without feeling
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- comatoseDeeply unconscious, unrousable
senseless · incapacitated · sedated · anesthetized · limp · inert · stupor · come to · revive · smelling salts
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- overtiredExhausted beyond normal fatigue
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
drained · spent · overworked · collapse · sleep-deprived · depleted · overexertion · dead tired · run ragged · bone-tired
intoxicated
Affected by alcohol
inebriated · tipsy · sloshed · smashed · tanked · loaded · three sheets · drink · alcohol · binge
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- expressions about providinggive and take, hand over, give away, serve up, cater to
- give outshare, distribute, dispense, issue, fail
- dividing and givingdistribute, allocate, divide, give, share
- collapsecollapse, cave in, cave-in, fall in, give way
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
pass outstay alert
Maintain active awareness
stay awake · perk up · keep watch · stay sharp · wake
pass, out, outer, passing, outing, passport, passed, bypass, passable