pat down (English, verb)
expansion: pat down (third-person singular simple present pats down, present participle patting down, simple past and past participle patted down)
Senses:
glosses: To frisk; to check someone's body for concealed items, especially weapons.
tags: US
informal
transitive
Forms:
form: pats down
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: patting down
tags: participle
present
form: patted down
tags: participle
past
form: patted down
tags: past