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Definition: Meaning of, pat in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pat /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
pat patted patted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
patting pats
[transitive]
  1. to lightly touch someone or something several times with your hand flat, especially to give comfort [↪  stroke]
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  2. pat somebody/yourself on the back to praise someone or yourself for doing something well
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pat pats
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  1. a friendly act of touching someone with your hand flat
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  2. pat of butter a small flat amount of butter
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  3. a pat on the back informal praise for something that you have done well
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[usually before noun]
  1. a pat answer or explanation seems too quick and too simple and sounds as if it has been used before
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  1. have something off pat British English American English to know something thoroughly so that you can say it, perform it etc immediately without thinking about it [↪  off by heart]
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  2. stand pat American English to refuse to change your opinion or decision
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pat used in phrases

  • Postman Pat
    1. a character in British books and television programmes for children. Postman Pat is a happy postman who drives around in his VAN delivering letters and packages with his black and white cat, Jess.
  • Robertson, Pat
    1. (1930- ) a US Christian leader and TELEVANGELIST (= someone who talks about religion on television) who owns a television company called The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc. He started the CHRISTIAN COALITION, a RIGHT WING Christian political group, in 1989. He is also a politician in the REPUBLICAN PARTY .
  • down pat (adjective)
    1. understood perfectly
  • pat on the back (noun)
    1. an expression of approval and commendation
  • pit-a-pat (adverb)
    1. PITTER-PATTER
  • pitty-pat (adverb)
    1. as of footsteps
    2. describing a rhythmic beating
  • stand pat (verb)
    1. refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
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pat used in phrasal verbs

  • pat down (phrasal verb)
    1. to touch someone’s clothes in order to check whether they are carrying something such as a weapon or illegal drugs, for example at an airport
  • patch together (phrasal verb)
    1. to make something quickly and often carelessly by putting together various objects or ideas
  • patch up (phrasal verb)
    1. to become friends with someone again after a disagreement
    2. to repair something, often quickly and not very well
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