passes around

A form of pass around — To distribute something through a group by giving several items to one or more people to then give to others in a row, line or circle; to spread something to be used by each person in group in turn; to gather contributions for a cause.

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass around
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