pass around

/pæs əˌraʊnd/

/pɑs əˈraʊnd/

Other forms: passed around; passing around; passes around

Definitions of pass around

1. verb

   cause be distributed
   synonyms: circulate, distribute, pass on

   types:

   send around

   forward to others

   utter

   put into circulation

   scatter, spread, spread out

   strew or distribute over an area

   circularise, circularize

   distribute circulars to

   manure, muck

   spread manure, as for fertilization

   birdlime, lime

   spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

   circumfuse

   spread something around something

   distribute

   spread throughout a given area

   type of:

   displace, move

   cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
2. verb

   cause to become widely known
   synonyms: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, propagate, spread

   circulate, go around, spread

   become widely known and passed on

   types:

   podcast

   distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer

   sow

   introduce into an environment

   generalise, generalize, popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize

   cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

   carry, run

   include as the content; broadcast or publicize

   type of:

   air, bare, publicise, publicize

   make public