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Pat

Pat Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pat? [n] a light touch or stroke [n] the sound made by a gentle blow [adv] completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat" [adj] exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply" [adj] having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" [v] hit lightly [v] pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, esp. under the chin Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pat: appropriate \| chuck \| dab \| dab \| glib \| plausible \| rap \| slick \| tap \| tap Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pat: a propos \| ad rem \| adamant \| adamantine \| adapted \| applicable \| apposite \| appreciated \| apprehended \| appropriate \| apropos \| apt \| artful endearments \| ascertained \| at a standstill \| batch \| beak \| becoming \| befitting \| blandishments \| block \| brush \| bulk \| bump \| bunt \| caress \| chink \| chuck \| chunk \| click \| clink \| clod \| clop \| clump \| clunk \| cocker \| coddle \| comprehended \| conceived \| cosset \| crump \| dab \| dandle \| discerned \| dovetailing \| down pat \| dull thud \| endearment \| felicitous \| fillip \| firm \| fit \| fitted \| fitting \| flick \| flip \| flirt \| flump \| fondle \| frozen \| geared \| gob \| grasped \| graze \| happy \| honeyed words \| hunk \| immobile \| immotile \| immotive \| immovable \| inflexible \| irremovable \| just right \| known \| likely \| loaf \| lump \| mass \| meshing \| nugget \| on the button \| opportune \| pad \| patter \| peck \| perceived \| pet \| pick \| pitapat \| pitter-patter \| plump \| plunk \| pop \| prehended \| qualified \| quantity \| rap \| realized \| recognized \| relevant \| right \| rigid \| seasonable \| seized \| snap \| soft words \| sortable \| standpat \| stationary \| suitable \| suited \| suiting \| sweet nothings \| sweet talk \| tailored \| tap \| thud \| thump \| tick \| tickle \| tinkle \| tip \| to the point \| to the purpose \| touch \| tunk \| understood \| unmovable \| unmoving \| unyielding \| wad \| whisk See Also \| caress \| pitter-patter \| sound \| strike \| touch \| touching Pat In Webster's Dictionary \Pat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patting}.] [Cf. G. patschen, Prov. G. patzen, to strike, tap.] To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog. Gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite. --Pope. \Pat\, n. 1. A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap. 2. A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats. It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter. --Dickens. \Pat\, a. [Cf. pat a light blow, D. te pas convenient, pat, where pas is fr. F. passer to pass.] Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely. ``Pat allusion.'' --Barrow. \Pat\, adv. In a pat manner. I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter. --Sterne.

Pat Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pat?

[n] a light touch or stroke
[n] the sound made by a gentle blow
[adv] completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"
[adj] exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
[adj] having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
[v] hit lightly
[v] pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, esp. under the chin

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pat: appropriate | chuck | dab | dab | glib | plausible | rap | slick | tap | tap

Pat In Webster's Dictionary

\Pat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Patting}.] [Cf. G. patschen, Prov. G. patzen, to strike,
tap.]
To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly;
to tap; as, to pat a dog.

      Gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite. --Pope.


\Pat\, n.
1. A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a
   tap.

2. A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats.

         It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter.
                                               --Dickens.


\Pat\, a. [Cf. pat a light blow, D. te pas convenient, pat,
where pas is fr. F. passer to pass.]
Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely. ``Pat allusion.''
--Barrow.


\Pat\, adv.
In a pat manner.

      I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter.
                                               --Sterne.

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