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UK
/pˈæt/
]
[ 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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!
- We had 24 people that were killed outright on the bus, of the 40 patients that were on there.
- Patients received a conditioning regimen that consisted of total body irradiation (1375 cGy in 11 fractions) with partial lung shielding, thiotepa (10 mg/kg), cyclophosphamide (120 mg/kg), and rabbit antithymocyte globulin (1.5 mg/kg). EurekAlert! - Breaking News
- About 10,000 Irish patients contract the superbug each year.