n.
1.the act of passing from one state or place to the next
2.a section of text
3.a way through or along which someone or something may pass
4.the passing of a law by a legislative body
5.a journey usually by ship
6.a short section of a musical composition
7.a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
8.a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another
9.the motion of one object relative to another 10.the act of passing something to another person
Idiom of the Day
sound (someone) out or sound out (someone)
to try to find out how a person feels about something by asking him or her questions
The man has been sounding out his wife to see if she wants to move to a new house.