"make a pass" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: make a pass [+ at ] [canonical], makes a pass [present, singular, third-person], making a pass [participle, present], made a pass [participle, past], made a pass [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> a pass}} make a pass (third-person singular simple present makes a pass, present participle making a pass, simple past and past participle made a pass)
  1. To unambiguously indicate interest in sexual activity to someone the speaker has not previously been sexually involved with. Related terms: flirt, hit on, proposition, make the passes Translations (to unambiguously indicate interest in sexual activity to someone the speaker has not previously been sexually involved with): kikezd (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-make_a_pass-en-verb-gek2kjQN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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