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patting down

patting down is the present participle of pat down.

Meaning of pat down

Verb

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

  1. (US, informal, transitive) To frisk; to check someone's body for concealed items, especially weapons.

Questions about patting down

What is patting down the present participle of?
Patting down is the present participle of pat down.

Words near patting down in the dictionary

  1. Pattillos
  2. pattimar
  3. pattimars
  4. pattin'
  5. patting
  6. patting down
  7. patting on the back
  8. pattings
  9. Pattinson
  10. Pattinson process
  11. Pattinson's process

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