Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index P passed ball: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: passed' ball" Pronunciation: [key] — Baseball. Baseball. a pitched ball that the catcher can reasonably be expected to catch but misses, resulting in a base runner's or runners' advancing one or more bases or in the batter's reaching first base safely. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. passed passed pawn TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Biographies: Notable Jewish Religious Leaders Current Events This Week: September 2023 Hispanic Population and the 2010 U.S. Census 50 Spookiest Halloween Quotes Preamble of the United Nations Charter The Jewish Calendar ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: effete Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language