(US, informal) An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc.
(US, informal) An act of patting somebody's clothes to check for concealed weapons, etc.
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(US, informal, transitive) To frisk; to check someone's body for concealed items, especially weapons.
(transitive) To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
(slang) To demean or verbally assault; to dress down.
(informal, intransitive) To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.
(transitive, US, prison slang, of a male prisoner) To masturbate while making sustained eye contact with someone typically a female prison officer as a form of intimidation.