| 单词 | to pat down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pat down c. transitive. Originally U.S. to pat down: to frisk (a person). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search (a person) ransacka1325 search1474 frisk1789 to rub down1825 grope1837 to run the rule over1865 fan1927 to pat down1943 screen1951 1943 Atlanta Daily World 17 Mar. 6/2 Officer Nash said he patted Wilson down, searching for a weapon and found a big 45-calibre pistol. 1953 Washington Post 16 Oct. 29/7 Ryan explained that juvenile officers do not make a thorough search of a juvenile's person but do ‘pat them down or frisk them’. 1974 Sunday (Charleston, S. Carolina) 21 Apr. 12- a/1 He allegedly found several drugs on Hoats after patting him down for a weapon. 1997 C. Brookmyre Country of Blind (2001) xii. 332 He knelt beside the man, patting him down and removing some keys that were attached to a belt-loop. < as lemmas |
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