passing out
Suddenly going limp
Passing out is losing consciousness, typically briefly and suddenly: She felt dizzy and then passed out.
The cause might be heat, alcohol, shock, or medical condition.
Passing out also means distributing items to a group: The teacher was passing out worksheets.
Context usually makes clear which sense applies.
- faintingTemporary loss of consciousness
- syncopeTemporary loss of consciousness
- blackoutComplete power loss
- swoonLose consciousness briefly
- seeing starsDisoriented after head trauma
first aid · smelling salts · distributing · hypotension · unconsciousness · collapse · resuscitation · vasovagal · blood pressure drop · hyperventilation · anemia · insensibility · hypoglycemia · heat exhaustion · recovery position · dehydration · floor · flyers
- blackoutspower outage, power failure, power cut, outage, total blackout
- dizzinessdizziness, dizzy spell, lightheadedness, vertigo, wooziness
- Faintingfainting, syncope, blackouts, swooning, collapse
- intoxication effectseuphoria, dizziness, slurred speech, drowsiness, confusion
- distributingdistributing, dispensing, allocating, apportioning, divvying up
- Indianismsbhai, namaste, chai, daal, dal
passing outcoming to
Regaining awareness after unconsciousness
waking up · coming around · staying awake · reviving · staying alert
passing outcollecting
Gathering items over time
gathering · taking in · retrieving · taking back · reclaiming
pass, outside, out, passing, outcome, output, outgoing, outcast, outsider