pick and pass

verb

To hit the opponent's blot (exposed piece) and take the hitting checker to safety, within a single play.

Meanings

verbpick and pass (third-person singular simple present picks and passes, present participle picking and passing, simple past and past participle picked and passed)

present singular third person picks and passes · participle present picking and passing · participle past picked and passed · past picked and passed

  1. backgammonTo hit the opponent's blot (exposed piece) and take the hitting checker to safety, within a single play.

    Synonyms: hit and run

nounpick and pass (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelogisticsSynonym of zone picking.
    1 more example

    Tiered facilities lend themselves to a number of picking schemes — and the automation of warehousing operations can serve to optimize those operations. One is called “multi-level pick and pass,” in which specific robots are assigned to each floor in the facility. The robotic solution clusters tasks on each floor for density and efficiency. When all of the picks on one level are complete, the robot travels to a drop-off station where the container is transported by conveyor to the level below.

    2024 January 8, “Increase Picking Density with Mezzanines, Pick Towers, and Automation”, in SuplyChainBrain, United States, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2025

    Synonyms: zone picking

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo hit the opponent's blot (exposed piece) and take the hitting checker to safety, within a single play.

nounSynonym of zone picking.

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