Pat word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "pat" word

[noun] a light touch or stroke
[noun] the sound made by a gentle blow
[adv] completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"
[adjective] exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
[adjective] having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
[verb] hit lightly
[verb] pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, esp. under the chin

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\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. --Pope.
\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. --Dickens.
\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.'' --Barrow.
\Pat\, adv. In a pat manner. I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter. --Sterne.

Synonyms for pat

appropriate, chuck, dab, dab, glib, plausible, rap, slick, tap, tap

Related terms: apprehended, appropriate, bump, chunk, click, clop, coddle, dovetailing, endearment, firm, flick, immovable, lump, opportune, peck, pet, recognized, relevant, stationary, suitable, to the point, unmovable

The fun area, different aproach to word »pat«

Let's analyse "pat" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TAP. Average typing speed for these characters is 795 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. .- -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: pat: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: pat: 7 + 1 + 2 = 10, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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