pal
IPA: pˈæɫ
noun
- (colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
- (colloquial) An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.
- A language of Papua New Guinea.
- (informal, slang) Palestine.
- (informal, slang) Palestinian.
- (television, uncountable) Acronym of Phase Alternat[ ing / ion / ed ] Line. (TV standard)
- (electronics, countable) Acronym of programmable array logic.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of phenylalanine ammonia lyase.
- Acronym of permissive-action link. [A security device to prevent unauthorized arming or detonation of a nuclear weapon.]
- Acronym of prisoner at large. [(military) A member of the military who is being disciplined by being forbidden to leave the barracks or ship on which he/she is stationed.]
- Initialism of Police Athletic League.
verb
- Synonym of pal around
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Examples of "pal" in Sentences
- The man visited his old pal in town.
- I live in real time, not fantasy, pal.
- Duffy will be reunited with an old pal.
- Artist raises 12,000 to help save pal's life.
- She finds him on a website appealing for pen pals.
- She and I have been pen pals for the last 3 years.
- Not surprisingly, the friends gushed that their pal was trustworthy.
- Another pal tells him that he's terrible at writing women characters.
- But 10 year old Ben Ali's new pal from Scotland is no ordinary playmate.
- The concerts also featured the trio's mascot and pachyderm pal, Elephant.