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UK
/pˈæt/
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[ US /ˈpæt/ ]
[ US /ˈpæt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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exactly suited to the occasion
a pat reply -
having only superficial plausibility
glib promises
a slick commercial
VERB
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hit lightly
pat him on the shoulder - pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
ADVERB
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completely or perfectly
he has the lesson pat
had the system down pat
NOUN
- a light touch or stroke
- the sound made by a gentle blow
How To Use pat In A Sentence
- It got so bad that 12 patrolmen and two police dogs were kept on duty outside the home for several days.
- Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
- In 1850 Joy and Edward Wilson patented twin boilers working in parallel within the same casing.
- Warner wrote from Egypt expressing sympathy for their unfurnished state of affairs, but added, "I would rather fit out three houses and fill them with furniture than to fit out one 'dahabiyeh'. Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete
- You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.
- The snow relented and we were back to a rocky descending path.
- Alaric got a bit annoyed at how long we took to leave becuase of the guinea pigs - I didn't know weather to be sympathetic or laugh when he got narky about it :/ Snell-Pym » Guinea Pigs!
- It may be a little early but I was just wondering if you could characterize the impact of the label amendment in terms of the new patient starts in to the new year? SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
- But Labour's focus on abolishing child poverty is not, as he (deliberately) patronisingly claims, for the "aah" factor. Labourhome
- Back in the mid-1980s, for example, knee replacement surgery was considered a success if the patient wound up with 90 degrees of flexion, which is "nothing near normal," he says. Latest News