pass out

verb

To faint; to become unconscious. (intransitive) · I pass out at the sight of blood.· I passed out on the train after drinking a bottle of vodka.
To fall asleep irrespective of wilful action, as a result of the consumption of alcohol or other drugs or another form of physiological exhaustion. (slang)
To distribute. (transitive) · Near-synonyms: hand out, give out· We'll pass out copies of the agenda.
To graduate, usually marked by a ceremony at the end of training.
To become proficient in a particular job or task.
To graduate from university. · He passed out of the Madras University in 1990.
To end (a round) by having passes as the first four bids. (transitive)
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, out.

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