pat down

verb

patted down; patting down; pats down

Examples of pat down in a Sentence

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Bring all of your belongs our Exclusive slaves will be there by 11:45 to pick you up in a Large Brown van, Be prepared to get searched and patted down once inside of the plantation A 1st cabin to your right ! Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2024 Some passengers are also scanned with a wand or patted down. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024 Was the detainee patted down or searched? Was the vehicle searched? Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2024 Before he could be patted down, Acosta allegedly became uncooperative and combative, so troopers handcuffed him, state police said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pat down 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pat down was circa 1957

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“Pat down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pat%20down. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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