patdown

English

noun
Definitions
  • An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc.

Etymology

Compound from English pat + English down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill).

Origin

English

down

Gloss

from a higher position to a lower one, hill

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

丘, 岡, 阜

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