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Pat   /pæt/   Listen
Pat

noun
1.
The sound made by a gentle blow.  Synonyms: rap, tap.
2.
A light touch or stroke.  Synonyms: dab, tap.
verb
(past & past part. patted; pres. part. patting)
1.
Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin.  Synonym: chuck.
2.
Hit lightly.  Synonym: dab.
adjective
1.
Having only superficial plausibility.  Synonyms: glib, slick.  "A slick commercial"
2.
Exactly suited to the occasion.
adverb
1.
Completely or perfectly.  "Had the system down pat"



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"Pat" Quotes from Famous Books



... has got it down pat, let me tell you!" cried Toby Jones, who in the bosom of his family was occasionally reminded that he had once upon a time been ...
— Afloat - or, Adventures on Watery Trails • Alan Douglas

... pat enough," said Wyvis, with a sardonic laugh. "Well, where did you live in Paris? What sort of a ...
— A True Friend - A Novel • Adeline Sergeant

... Richard Phillips; therefore, I was not prepared with any one to second my proposition, but it was, nevertheless, received by the Livery with strong marks of approbation. Never were resolutions more appropriate, or that came more pat to suit the occasion. I saw that this was a happy opportunity to appeal to the honest sentiments of the Livery, and I seized it, as an act of justice to them and to the public, without the slightest intention to annoy or injure Mr. Waithman, and ...
— Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. Volume 3 • Henry Hunt

... John, reaching out to pat the soft head of Mumbles. "It may be the little beggar will liven us all ...
— Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John • Edith Van Dyne

... and landed in safety. Wishing however, to punish him, I galloped him home, four miles through loose sand, which was over his fetlocks; far, however, from being subdued, when I had dismounted and went to pat his check, he ...
— Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals • R. Lee


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