PAT
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
PAT
(adjective)
Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely. "Pat allusion." Barrow.
PAT
(adverb)
In a pat manner. I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter. Sterne.
PAT
(verb)
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.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
