pal

[pal]Informal.

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noun

a very close, intimate friend; comrade; chum.
an accomplice.

verb (used without object), palled, pal·ling.

to associate as comrades or chums: to pal around with the kid next door.

Origin of pal

1675–85; < English Romany: brother, mate, dissimilated variant of continental Romany phral ≪ Sanskrit bhrātṛ brother

PAL

or P.A.L.

Police Athletic League.

PAL

[pal]

noun

a special air service offered by the U.S. Postal Service for sending parcels from 5 to 30 pounds (2.3 to 13.5 kg) to overseas servicemen: only the regular parcel post rate to the U.S. port of shipment plus $1 is charged.Compare SAM(def 2).

Origin of PAL

P(arcel) A(ir) L(ift)

pal.

Pal.

Palestine.

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Examples from the Web for pal

Contemporary Examples

Grant's pal Howard Hughes offered to fly them back to Los Angeles in his private plane.
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A few weeks later, Valentino and her pal, an aspiring actress named Meg Foster, met Cosby again at Café Figaro.
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And your pal Laura Dern recently said you were “cooking up” your next one.
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You can up the ante even more by signing a contract agreeing to pay a pal $20 every time you skip Pilates.
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That was the sad and screwy logic that propelled Douglas McAuthur McCain and his pal Troy Kastigar.
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Historical Examples

Pal's sent me for you—he knows you, but you mightn't remember him.'
The Underdog
F. Hopkinson Smith
I seen our other pal lay in HIS stock of old rusty second-handers.
Tom Sawyer, Detective
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
He had just taken it for granted his pal had been through an experience the same as his own.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin
Al Avery
Surely his pal was not falling in love with this Theronian empress!
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
Various
It was clear that Phaestra had wanted his pal, needed him—come for him.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
Various

British Dictionary definitions for pal

pal

noun

a close friend; comrade
an accomplice

verb pals, palling or palled

(intr; usually foll by with or about) to associate as friends

Word Origin

C17: from English Gypsy: brother, ultimately from Sanskrit bhrātar brother

PAL

n acronym for

phase alternation line: a colour-television broadcasting system used generally in Europe

Pal.

abbreviation for

Palestine

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Word Origin and History for pal

n.

1788, from Romany (English Gypsy) pal "brother, comrade," variant of continental Romany pral, plal, phral, probably from Sanskrit bhrata "brother" (see brother (n.)). Extended colloquial form palsy-walsy attested from 1930.

v.

1879, from pal (n.). Related: Palled; palling.

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PAL

or P.A.L.

PAL

Origin of PAL

pal.

Pal.

Examples from the Web for pal

Contemporary Examples

Grant's pal Howard Hughes offered to fly them back to Los Angeles in his private plane.

A few weeks later, Valentino and her pal, an aspiring actress named Meg Foster, met Cosby again at Café Figaro.

And your pal Laura Dern recently said you were “cooking up” your next one.

You can up the ante even more by signing a contract agreeing to pay a pal $20 every time you skip Pilates.

That was the sad and screwy logic that propelled Douglas McAuthur McCain and his pal Troy Kastigar.

Historical Examples

Pal's sent me for you—he knows you, but you mightn't remember him.'

I seen our other pal lay in HIS stock of old rusty second-handers.

He had just taken it for granted his pal had been through an experience the same as his own.

Surely his pal was not falling in love with this Theronian empress!

It was clear that Phaestra had wanted his pal, needed him—come for him.

pal

Word Origin

PAL

Pal.

Word Origin and History for pal

n.

v.

Origin of pal