"pat down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pats down [present, singular, third-person], patting down [participle, present], patted down [participle, past], patted down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pat down (third-person singular simple present pats down, present participle patting down, simple past and past participle patted down)
  1. (US, informal, transitive) To frisk; to check someone's body for concealed items, especially weapons. Tags: US, informal, transitive Derived forms: pat-down Translations (to frisk): revistar (Portuguese), обы́скивать (obýskivatʹ) [neuter] (Russian), проверя́ть на ору́жие (proverjátʹ na orúžije) [neuter] (Russian), шмона́ть (šmonátʹ) [neuter] (Russian), cachear (Spanish), palpar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to frisk",
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      "sense": "to frisk",
      "word": "revistar"
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      "sense": "to frisk",
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