pat down

verb

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

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Meanings

verbpat down (third-person singular simple present pats down, present participle patting down, simple past and past participle patted down)

present singular third person pats down · participle present patting down · participle past patted down · past patted down

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
frisk

Translations

German abtasten, durchsuchen
  • abtastento frisk
  • durchsuchento frisk
Polish przeszukiwać, przeszukać
  • przeszukiwaćto frisk
  • przeszukaćto frisk
Portuguese revistar
  • revistarto frisk
Russian обы́скивать, проверя́ть на ору́жие
  • обы́скивать (obýskivatʹ)to frisk
  • проверя́ть на ору́жие (proverjátʹ na orúžije)to frisk
  • шмона́ть (šmonátʹ)to frisk
Spanish cachear, palpar
  • cachearto frisk
  • palparto frisk
Cite this entry
APA

pat down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pat%20down

MLA

“pat down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pat%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pat down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pat%20down.

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