Definition of Pat

Babylon English

pat
v. tap, slap gently
n. tap, gentle slap
adv. immediately, at once; without delay
adj. suitable, appropriate, fitting

Pat
n. male first name (short form of Patrick); female first name (short form of Patricia)

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Pat Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Computer Abbreviations v1.5

PAT
Patch + Pattern (file name extensions)

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Pat Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations

PAT
public affairs team

NATO Acronyms

PAT
Permanent Analysis Team

Pat Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pat
(v. t.)
To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog.

(n.)
A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats.

(n.)
A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.

(adv.)
In a pat manner.

(a.)
Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely.

WordNet 2.0

pat

Noun
1. the sound made by a gentle blow
(synonym) rap, tap
(hypernym) sound
(hyponym) pitter-patter
(derivation) dab
2. a light touch or stroke
(synonym) tap, dab
(hypernym) touch, touching
(derivation) dab

Verb
1. pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
(synonym) chuck
(hypernym) caress
(derivation) tap, dab
2. hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
(synonym) dab
(hypernym) strike
(derivation) rap, tap

Adjective
1. having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
(synonym) glib, slick
(similar) plausible
2. exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
(similar) appropriate

Adverb
1. completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"

Australian Slang

Pat
1. solitude; all by oneself; alone (rhyming slang: Pat Malone - alone); 2. Irishman (shortened form of common Irish name Patrick)

Be on one's pat
to be alone

Cow-pat lotto
form of lottery in which a cow is placed in a pristine paddock which has been divided into numbered square metres, the winner being decided by where the first cow-pat falls

Pat-malone
on one's own, alone, e.g. "all on my Pat Malone"

Pats
club colours or insignia of a motorcycle club or bikie gang

Shakespeare Words

Pat
exactly, just as it should be

Anagram

pat
pta

English Slang Dictionary v1.2

PA
Port Arthur, Texas. Referred to throughout UGK and Point Blank albums

hEnglish - advanced version

pat

pat
\pat\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. patted (?); p. pr. & vb. n. patting.] [cf. g. patschen, prov. g. patzen, to strike, tap.] to strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog. gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite.
pat
\pat\, n.
1. a light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.
2. a small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats. it looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter.
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."
pat
\pat\, adv. in a pat manner. i foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter.
pat
adj
1. having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial" [syn: glib, slick]

2. exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply" n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: rap, tap]
2: a light touch or stroke [syn: tap, dab]
adv : completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat" v 1: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, esp. under the chin [syn: chuck]
2: hit lightly [syn: dab]

similar words(2)

hold pat or bring
stand pat