pat-down

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pat doun]
- /pæt daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pat doun]
- /pæt daʊn/

Definitions of pat-down word

noun pat-down an act or instance of passing the hands over the body of a clothed person to detect concealed weapons, drugs, etc.; frisking. 1
noun pat-down search for concealed items 1

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Parts of speech for Pat-down

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adjective

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preposition

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exclamation

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pat-down popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.