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pat down — ˌpat ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pat down he/she/it pats down present participle patting down past tense … Useful english dictionary
pat down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pat down : present tense I/you/we/they pat down he/she/it pats down present participle patting down past tense patted down past participle patted down to touch someone s clothes in order to check whether they… … English dictionary
frisk — vt: to run the hand rapidly over the outer clothing of (a suspect) for the purpose of finding concealed weapons compare search ◇ The purpose of frisking a suspect is to insure the safety of an officer making an investigation against concealed… … Law dictionary
Mark Fidrych — Pitcher Born: August 14, 1954(1954 08 14) Worcester, Massachusetts Died: April 13, 2009(2009 04 13) (aged 54) Northborough, Massachusetts … Wikipedia
Mark Jeffrey — (1825 1903) was an English convict transported to Australia. He was known as Big Mark , the grave digger on the Isle of the Dead Cemetery at Port Arthur, Tasmania. While a living alone on the island for several years he dug his own grave, which… … Wikipedia
1976 Detroit Tigers season — MLB yearly infobox name = Detroit Tigers season = 1976 misc = current league = American League y1 = 1901 division = Eastern Division y2 = 1969 Uniform ballpark = Tiger Stadium y4 = 1912 city = Detroit, Michigan y5 = 1901 owners = John Fetzer… … Wikipedia
pat — I UK [pæt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms pat : present tense I/you/we/they pat he/she/it pats present participle patting past tense patted past participle patted * to touch someone gently several times with a flat hand to show that you care… … English dictionary
pat — pat1 [pat] adj. [prob. < PAT2] 1. apt; timely; opportune 2. exactly suitable 3. so glibly plausible as to seem contrived 4. designating a poker hand to which no cards are drawn because of the unlikelihood of improving it adv. in a pat … English World dictionary
pat — pat1 /pat/, v., patted, patting, n. v.t. 1. to strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape: to pat dough into flat pastry forms. 2. to stroke or tap gently… … Universalium
pat — pat1 [ pæt ] verb transitive * to touch someone gently several times with a flat hand to show that you care about them or want to make them feel better: Stella patted his knee reassuringly. He patted the girl on the shoulder in an attempt to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
