pal
noun
[ pal ]
• a friend.
• "we've been pals for a long time"
Similar:
friend,
companion,
comrade,
intimate,
familiar,
confidant,
alter ego,
second self,
playmate,
classmate,
schoolmate,
workmate,
chum,
buddy,
bosom pal,
sidekick,
cully,
spar,
crony,
mucker,
butty,
main man,
mate,
oppo,
china,
marrow,
marrer,
marra,
amigo,
compadre,
paisan,
bro,
homeboy,
homegirl,
gabba,
compeer,
fidus Achates,
pal
verb
• form a friendship.
• "she palled up with some English chaps"
Similar:
become friendly,
make friends,
become friends,
form a friendship,
get in,
buddy up,
chum up,
Origin:
late 17th century: from Romani, ‘brother, mate’, based on Sanskrit bhrātṛ ‘brother’.
PAL
noun
• the television broadcasting system used in most of Europe.
Origin:
acronym from Phase Alternate Line (so named because the colour information in alternate lines is inverted in phase).
