patsomeonedown
phrasal verbwithpatverb[T]uk/pæt/us/pæt/-tt-
tosearchsomeone forweapons,drugs, etc. bytouchingtheirclothes:
Thepolicehandcuffedhim andpattedhim down.
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- hunting ground
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- needle
- scout
- scratch
- search
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- shakesomeonedown
- troll