Definitions

pat down

[pat-doun] / ˈpætˌdaʊn /

VERB

examine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

audit check check out consider criticize delve into explore inspect investigate ponder pore over probe read research review scan screen scrutinize study survey try vet view

STRONG

appraise assay canvass case eye finger frisk gun inquire parse peruse prospect prove reconnoiter sift sweep weigh winnow

WEAK

chew over dig into go into go over go through look over pick at scope scrutinate search into size up take stock of turn over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

approve forget ignore neglect praise

STRONG

overlook

Example Sentences

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Against Arkansas on Saturday, Miller’s regular pregame introduction with a Crimson Tide staffer giving him a pat down didn’t sit well with coach Nate Oats — or anyone else.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2023

Dust your hands liberally with flour and pat down the dough into a rectangle about 1 inch thick.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

She began her segment joking that she "got to do a Covid pat down."

From Fox News • Mar. 28, 2022

The changes include requiring screeners to change or sanitize gloves after every time they pat down a passenger, and to wear face shields around travelers if there aren’t plastic barriers between them and the public.

From Washington Times • Jul. 8, 2020

Izzie, Dennis, and Lily pat down the snow and shape the roundness of the face.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

pat down

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