passed out
Went completely under
Passed out describes someone who has lost consciousness, whether from alcohol, exhaustion, medication, or medical emergency: We found him passed out on the couch.
The phrase can also mean distributed: The teacher passed out the worksheets.
Context usually makes the meaning clear—an unconscious person versus items given to multiple recipients.
- faintedLost consciousness briefly
- keeled overCollapsed suddenly, often unconscious
- dead to the worldDeeply, unrousably asleep
- comatoseDeeply unconscious, unrousable
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
down for the count · senseless · syncope · distributed · blackout · hit the deck · apportioned · stupor · dispersed · collapse · asleep · slumped · unresponsive · insensible · dehydrated · lightheaded · floor · exhausted
- distributedgave, shared, dealt, served, distributed
- incapacitatedunconscious, comatose, paralyzed, disabled, helpless
- drunk slangdrunk, wasted, hammered, smashed, plastered
- Indianismsbhai, namaste, chai, daal, dal
- asleepasleep, fast asleep, deep sleep, sound asleep, snoring
- drunkennessdrunk, tipsy, buzzed, intoxicated, inebriated