Definition of pal
: a close friend
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Examples of pal in a Sentence
We've been pals since we were kids.
Come on—be a pal and lend me the money.
Recent Examples of pal from the Web
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Murphy and his pals created the scorpion for the 2016 Crazy Cardboard Regatta.
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As People reports, the atmosphere at her Rhode Island mansion was max chill, with Taylor’s parents Andrea and Scott holding court over the holiday weekend with some pals.
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Many entries are obviously crafted to be read aloud at live events, dry runs for stories featuring Stadium Pals, pet spiders, aggressive beggars, and his uphill battle with the French language.
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One shot, taken Friday and posted to both of their pages, had the pals jumping for joy on the bow of a boat private boat.
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Lewis, a talented ventriloquist who invented the sock puppet Lamb Chop and her pals Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy, filled their home with similar plush characters.
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According to The New Yorker, Pecker is forthcoming about his willingness to help out his pal.
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What's more American than sharing slices with pals to finish a lazy, late-night, Sunday dinner party?
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Arya's old pal Gendry was last seen in season three, getting smuggled out of Dragonstone in a rowboat by Ser Davos.
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Origin and Etymology of pal
Romany phral, phal brother, friend, from Sanskrit bhrātṛ brother; akin to Old English brōthor brother
pal
Definition of pal
palled
;palling
intransitive verb
: to be or become pals : associate as pals they've palled around for years
Recent Examples of pal from the Web
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Larsen C is among Antarctica's largest ice shelves but still pales in comparison to the Ross Ice Shelf and Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.
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Renfroe’s deficiencies in that category before Sunday’s 1-for-3 showing had been particularly pronounced as his batting line (.181/.223/.373) paled in comparison to his production against left-handed pitching (.328/.416/.627).
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A perfectly neutral legislator would get a C. In 2017, the most extreme good score paled in comparison with the most extreme worst vote, leaving no legislator with an A score but some with Fs.
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The effect of personal connections also pales in comparison to that of partisanship.
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The 13 attacks paled in comparison with the 99 incidents over the same year involving ethno-nationalists and separatist extremists, although the jihadist attacks produced almost all of the deaths.
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At this point last year in England right wing UKIP leader Nigel Farage was the talk of the town publicly accusing immigrants and minorities of being rapists, and palling around with Donald Trump.
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The stats that paled in comparison to his previous two seasons of 100-plus tackles weighed on him.
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But in terms of factoring into her decision, the free money pales in comparison to the food.
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First Known Use of pal
1875
PAL Defined for English Language Learners
pal
playDefinition of pal for English Language Learners
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: a close friend
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—used to address a man in an angry or annoyed way
PAL Defined for Kids
Law Dictionary
PAL
Legal Definition of PAL
passive activity loss
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