'PET' definitions:

Definition of 'pet'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" [syn: favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent]
noun
A domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
noun
A special loved one [syn: darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky]
noun
A fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
noun
Using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) [syn: positron emission tomography, PET]
verb
Stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
verb
Stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

Definition of 'Pet'

From: GCIDE
  • Pet \Pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petted; p. pr. & vb. n. Petting.] To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pet'

From: GCIDE
  • Pet \Pet\, v. i. To be a pet. --Feltham. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'pet'

From: GCIDE
  • pet \pet\, a. Petted; indulged; favorite; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory; a pet animal. [1913 Webster]
  • Some young lady's pet curate. --F. Harrison. [1913 Webster]
  • Pet cock. [Perh. for petty cock.] (Mach.) A little faucet in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of a steam cylinder, to drain it. [Also spelled petcock.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'pet'

From: GCIDE
  • pet \pet\ (p[e^]t), n. [Formerly peat, perhaps from Ir. peat, akin to Gael. peata.]
  • 1. A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any person especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child; as, a teacher's pet. [1913 Webster + PJC]
  • The love of cronies, pets, and favorites. --Tatler. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [Prob. fr. Pet a fondling, hence, the behavior or humor of a spoiled child.] A slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness. "In a pet she started up." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Any animal kept as a companion, usually in or around one's home, typically domesticated and cared for attentively and often affectionately. Distinguished from animals raised for food or to perform useful tasks, as a draft animal or a farm animal. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'pet'

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Acronyms for 'pet'

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