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Definition pat
Etymology 1
From Middle English *patten, alteration (with loss of medial l) of platten, pletten (“to pat”), from Old English plættan (“to buffet, strike, slap, smack, give a sounding blow”), from Proto-Germanic *plat- (“to strike, beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *b(e)lad-, *b(e)led- (“to strike, beat”). Cognate with Middle Dutch platten, pletten (“to strike, bruise, crush, rub”), German platzen (“to split, burst, break up”), Bavarian patzen (“to pat”), Swedish plätta, pjätta (“to pat, tap”). For loss of l, compare patch for platch; pate for plate, etc. See plat.
Noun
pat (plural pats)
- The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep
- A light tap or slap, especially with the hands
- A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
Verb
pat (third-person singular simple present pats, present participle patting, simple past and past participle patted)
- To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
- To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
- To gently rain.
Adjective
pat (comparative more pat, superlative most pat)
- Timely, suitable, apt, opportune, ready for the occasion; especially of things spoken.
- Trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality.
Adverb
pat (comparative more pat, superlative most pat)
- Opportunely, in a timely or suitable way.
- Perfectly.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation.
Noun
pat (plural pats)
- Patent.
- (knitting) Pattern.
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