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[ UK /pˈæt/ ]
[ US /ˈpæt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. exactly suited to the occasion
    a pat reply
  2. having only superficial plausibility
    glib promises
    a slick commercial
VERB
  1. hit lightly
    pat him on the shoulder
  2. pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
ADVERB
  1. completely or perfectly
    he has the lesson pat
    had the system down pat
NOUN
  1. a light touch or stroke
  2. 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.
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  • 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.
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