(idiomatic, US) To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.

(netball) A pass of the ball between teammates too close together to allow an opponent to get between them. There is no particular distance the ball must travel to qualify as a short pass. For instance, if the passing player drops the ball and retreats before her teammate takes possession, it is not a short pass. A short pass is against the rules and results in a free pass to the opposition.

(grammar) past continuous

(grammar) A tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing up to a certain time in the past. In English it is formed by using had been with a present participle.

past perfect continuous

The inhalation of tobacco smoke by a non-smoker due to proximity to smokers.

A passenger on a ferry who does not have a car, or any other form of transport, with them.

(geography, nautical) The sea route through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, between the Baffin Bay and the Beaufort Sea.

(nautical) a passenger ship

(intransitive) To travel past without stopping. / (transitive) To travel past (something) without stopping; to ignore, to disregard. / (intransitive) Of a period of time: to come to an end, to elapse.