pat down

verb

patted down; patting down; pats down

transitive verb

: frisk

Examples of pat down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Romo complied with the officer’s commands and exited the car before being patted down and detained and taken to level ground for the field sobriety test. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026

This only prompts a pat down, which can cut into time, explains Harmon-Marshall. — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026

The officer told the driver, Christian Wallace, a 38-year-old Chicago resident, to exit the vehicle and found that Wallace was carrying a gun while performing a protective pat down, the report stated. — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

There, they were patted down, processed for transfer to ICE and offered bottled water and snacks. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pat down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown