pal

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/pæl/

noun 9name 5verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

pale

She looked pale and worried when she heard the bad news about her pal.

VERB + PAL

dreams, mirror, mouth, pen, threaten, want

I told my best pal I wanted to travel around Europe next summer.

PAL + NOUN

australia, i'll, italy, london, ng, pussy, saturday, usa

I went to Italy with my pal last summer and we had an amazing time.

PREP.

around, in, in, until, with, with

I've been hanging around with my pal since we were kids in school.

ADV.

twice

I've seen that movie pal twice and it still makes me laugh every time.

Definitions

noun

Acronym of phase alternating/alternation/alternated line (TV standard).

Acronym of programmable array logic.

Initialism of phenylalanine ammonia lyase.

Acronym of permissive-action link.

Acronym of prisoner at large.

name

Initialism of Police Athletic League.

Initialism of Paedophile Action for Liberation.

Acronym of Philippine Airlines, a flag carrier of the Philippines

noun

A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.

Little Timmy's out playing with his pals.

"Mob job. The Mafia has a sample of the drug for the first time, thanks to me and my pal Ng. Until now, it always self-destructed before they could get to it. So I guess they're analyzing it or something. Trying to make an antidote, maybe."

An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.

Don't you threaten me, pal – I'll report you to the police.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activiti

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Little Timmy's out playing with his pals.

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Don't you threaten me, pal – I'll report you to the police.

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As an adult, she moved to New York and palled with trip-hop artist Tricky, who signed her to his own label.

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There were pictures of Garcia flashing diamond mouth grills. Spewing out a Vesuvius-amount of smoke. Showing off a riot of body tattoos. Aiming guns. Palling with superstars like Lil Wayne and Chris B

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In the trial, they showed photographs and videos of Unsworth being congratulated by the UK prime minister, palling with Thai government officials, and smiling while Prince William pinned him with an M

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, pal is marked as informal, slang, historical, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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