'PAT' definitions:
Definition of 'pat'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"
adjective
adjective
Exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
noun
noun
verb
Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin [syn: chuck, pat]
verb
Hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" [syn: dab, pat]
Definition of 'Pat'
From: GCIDE
- 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." --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pat'
From: GCIDE
- Pat \Pat\, adv. In a pat manner. [1913 Webster]
- I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter. --Sterne. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pat'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Pat'
From: GCIDE
- Pat \Pat\, n.
- 1. A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats. [1913 Webster]
- It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pat'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a propos,
- ad rem,
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- adapted,
- applicable,
- apposite,
- appreciated,
- apprehended,
- appropriate,
- apropos,
- apt,
- artful endearments,
- ascertained,
- at a standstill,
- batch,
- beak,
- becoming,
- befitting,
- blandishments,
- block,
- brush,
- bulk,
- bump,
- bunt,
- caress,
- chink,
- chuck,
- chunk,
- click,
- clink,
- clod,
- clop,
- clump,
- clunk,
- cocker,
- coddle,
- comprehended,
- conceived,
- cosset,
- crump,
- dab,
- dandle,
- discerned,
- dovetailing,
- down pat,
- dull thud,
- endearment,
- felicitous,
- fillip,
- firm,
- fit,
- fitted,
- fitting,
- flick,
- flip,
- flirt,
- flump,
- fondle,
- frozen,
- geared,
- gob,
- grasped,
- graze,
- happy,
- honeyed words,
- hunk,
- immobile,
- immotile,
- immotive,
- immovable,
- inflexible,
- irremovable,
- just right,
- known,
- likely,
- loaf,
- lump,
- mass,
- meshing,
- nugget,
- on the button,
- opportune,
- pad,
- patter,
- peck,
- perceived,
- pet,
- pick,
- pitapat,
- pitter-patter,
- plump,
- plunk,
- pop,
- prehended,
- qualified,
- quantity,
- rap,
- realized,
- recognized,
- relevant,
- right,
- rigid,
- seasonable,
- seized,
- snap,
- soft words,
- sortable,
- standpat,
- stationary,
- suitable,
- suited,
- suiting,
- sweet nothings,
- sweet talk,
- tailored,
- tap,
- thud,
- thump,
- tick,
- tickle,
- tinkle,
- tip,
- to the point,
- to the purpose,
- touch,
- tunk,
- understood,
- unmovable,
- unmoving,
- unyielding,
- wad,
- whisk
Acronyms for 'pat'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Performance Acceleration Technique (Intel, MCH)
- Port and Address Translation (IOS, Cisco, LAN, IP)
- Program Association Table (DVB)