phrasal verb

Pat down

Letter PInseparable

Pat down

Search or frisk someone

Meanings

Search or frisk someone (separable [obligatory], International English)

Examples

The police PATTED them DOWN for weapons but found nothing.

Related

pat + …Same base verb … + downSame particle

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