DEF: to touch someone or something gently and usually repeatedly with the hand flat.
EX:
- She pat her face with a paper tissue to dry it.
- The dog likes to be patted on the head.
- He patted her on the back affectionately.
- He pat dry the chicken before adding spices.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
pat (noun)1.
a light blow especially with the hand or a flat instrument
2.
a light tapping often rhythmical sound
3.
something (as butter) shaped into a small flat usually square individual portion
in a pat manner - aptly perfectly has her part down pat
transitive verb
1.
to strike lightly with a flat instrument
2.
to flatten, smooth, or put into place or shape with light blows
3.
intransitive verb
to tap or stroke gently with the hand to soothe, caress, or show approval to strike or beat gently
1.
a) exactly suited to the purpose or occasion - apt
b) suspiciously appropriate - contrived a pat ending
2.
learned, mastered, or memorized exactly
3.
- firm unyielding
4.
reduced to a simple or mechanical form - standard trite pat answers
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