pat

pat: pat¹ [pæt] v past tense and past participle patted present participle patting [T]

1.) to lightly touch someone or something several times with your hand flat, especially to give comfort

→↑stroke

▪ He patted the dog affectionately.

2.) pat sb/yourself on the back

to praise someone or yourself for doing something well

▪ You can pat yourselves on the back for a job well done.

pat ²

pat² n

[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: From the sound made by patting]

1.) a friendly act of touching someone with your hand flat

▪ Mrs Dodd gave the child a pat on the head.

2.) pat of butter

a small flat amount of butter

3.) a pat on the back informal

praise for something that you have done well

▪ Alex deserves a pat on the back for all his hard work.

→↑cowpat

pat ³

pat³ adj [usually before noun]

a pat answer or explanation seems too quick and too simple and sounds as if it has been used before

▪ There are no pat answers to these questions.

pat ⁴

pat⁴ adv

1.) have sth off pat

BrE have sth down pat AmE

to know something thoroughly so that you can say it, perform it etc immediately without thinking about it

→off by heart

2.) stand pat

AmE to refuse to change your opinion or decision

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Synonyms:

Fit, apt, pertinent, suitable, appropriate, Seasonably, fitly, aptly, conveniently, apropos / Rap, dab, tap, hit, light blow / Small lump, cake / Irishman, paddy, Milesian, Hibernian, son of Erin, Rap, dab, tap, strike lightly, hit

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pat — pat … Dictionnaire des rimes
pat — [ pat ] adj. inv. et n. m. • 1689; it. patta « quitte » (jeu); lat. pactum « accord » ♦ Échecs Se dit du roi qui, sans être mis en échec, ne peut pourtant plus bouger sans être pris. N. m. Coup qui amène le roi dans cette position. Faire un pat.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pat — or PAT may refer to: * Pat Condell, comedian * Pat McAfee, American football player * Pat Nixon, former First Lady of the United States * Pat Sajak, the host of the current US Wheel of Fortune * Pat White (football player), American football… … Wikipedia
pat — Ⅰ. pat [1] ► VERB (patted, patting) 1) tap quickly and gently with the flat of the hand. 2) mould or position with gentle taps. ► NOUN 1) an act of patting. 2) a compact … English terms dictionary
pat — pat1 [pat] adj. [prob. < PAT2] 1. apt; timely; opportune 2. exactly suitable 3. so glibly plausible as to seem contrived 4. designating a poker hand to which no cards are drawn because of the unlikelihood of improving it adv. in a pat … English World dictionary
Pat — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PAT — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}} Sigles d une seule lettre Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres … Wikipédia en Français
pat — PAT. s. indeclinable. Terme d eschetz qui se dit lors qu un des deux joüeurs ne peut joüer sans mettre son roy en eschet. Faire pat. nous sommes pat. je suis pat. vous m avez fait pat … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Pat — Pat, adv. In a pat manner. [1913 Webster] I foresaw then t would come in pat hereafter. Sterne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
PAT — may refer to: Contents 1 Organizations 2 Science and technology 3 Medicine and biology … Wikipedia
pat — [adj] relevant, suitable apposite, apropos, apt, auspicious, felicitous, fitting, happy, neat, opportune, pertinent, propitious, rehearsed, timely, to the point; concept 558 Ant. imprecise, inexact, irrelevant, unacceptable, unsuitable, wrong pat … New thesaurus

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