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      pat
      noun
      A light tap or slap, especially with the hands.
      The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.
      A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
      (slang, possibly offensive) An Irish person.
      A diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
      A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
      A surname from Khmer or Yucatec Maya.
      (knitting) Clipping of pattern. [Model, example.]
      Clipping of patent. [(law) An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.]
      (American football) Initialism of point after touchdown (“extra point”).
      (education, Alberta) Initialism of provincial achievement test.
      (electrical engineering, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia) Initialism of portable appliance testing.
      (networking) Initialism of port address translation.
      (programming) Initialism of protocol associated type.
      (computing) Initialism of personal access token.
      (cardiology) Initialism of paroxysmal atrial tachycardia. [(cardiology) An episode of arrhythmia that begins and ends abruptly.]
      (US, military, aviation) Initialism of priority air traffic.
      (Quebec) Abbreviation of Pointe-aux-Trembles: a municipality of Quebec, Canada.
      verb
      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
      (UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) To stroke or fondle (an animal). Compare pet.
      To gently rain.
      adjective
      Exactly suitable, fitting, apt; timely, convenient, opportune, ready for the occasion; especially of things spoken.
      Trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality.
      (slang) Upper-class, nobby.
      adverb
      Opportunely, in a timely or suitable way.
      Perfectly.
      Straight, right, exactly, precisely.
      Synonyms for pat
      chuckndabntapv
      Words related to pat
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