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

Pronunciation: / pɛt /

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pet pets
  1. [countable] an animal such as a cat or a dog which you keep and care for at home
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  2. British English spoken used when speaking to someone you like or love
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pet petted petted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
petting pets
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  1. to touch and move your hand gently over someone, especially an animal or a child [↪  stroke]
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  1. pet project/theory/subject a plan, idea, or subject that you particularly like or are interested in
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  2. pet hate British English American English something that you strongly dislike because it always annoys you
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PET


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

Pronunciation: / piːiːˈtiː /

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  1. especially in the brain using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues
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    positron emission tomography
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PET used in phrases

  • PET scan (noun)
    1. positron emission tomography scan a type of medical test that can produce a picture of areas in your body where cells are very active, for example the brain or where a TUMOUR is growing
  • PET scanner (noun)
    1. a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body
  • pet name (noun)
    1. a special name you call someone who you like very much
  • pet peeve (noun)
    1. an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed
  • pet shop (noun)
    1. a shop where pet animals can be purchased
  • pet sitter (noun)
    1. someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home
  • pet sitting (noun)
    1. the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home
  • teacher's pet (noun)
    1. informal a child who everyone thinks is the teacher's favourite student and is therefore disliked by the other students
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