Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pat down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
pat -down
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To frisk; to check someone's body for concealed items, especially weapons.

American usage; Informal; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

pats down (present, singular) patting down (participle, present) patted down (participle, past) patted down (past)

Phrases

pat-down

Questions

What does pat down mean?
To frisk; to check someone's body for concealed items, especially weapons.

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