slang #informal #verb #Idioms #English #esl

pass out {v.}, {informal}

  1. To lose consciousness; faint.

She went back to work while she was still sick, and finally she just passed out.

Compare: GIVE OUT (3).

  1. or {slang} pass out cold

To drop into a drunken stupor; become unconscious from drink.

After three drinks, the man passed out.

  1. To die.

Life came and went weakly in him for hours after surgery; then he passed out.

Syn.: PASS AWAY (3), PASS ON (3). Categories: death informal slang verb