pat in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
pat in Tamil தமிழ்
pat in Telugu తెలుగు
pat in Urdu اُردُو
pat in English
- pat⇄adj. to the point; suitable; apt.
Ex. a pat reply. When a Keats or an Alexander the Great is the subject, the explanation of his achievement is both too pat and too unenlightening; it is simply genius (Harper's).
(SYN) appropriate, pertinen - pat⇄adv. aptly; exactly; suitably.
- pat⇄adv. patly.
- pat⇄expr. have (down) pat or know pat, (Informal.) to have perfectly; know thoroughly.
Ex. He ... had the whole story pat enough (Mrs. J. H. Riddell). - pat⇄expr. pat on the back,
a. to praise; compliment.
Ex. ""We have a mission to wake up the country,"" preaches the bushy-browed editor. ""Instead of patting it on the back, we're kicking it"" (Wall Street Journal).
b. a word of praise; c - pat⇄expr. stand pat,
a. (Informal.) to hold to things as they are and refuse to change.
Ex. We can't just stand pat on this important issue.
b. to refuse the opportunity to draw cards in poker; play the cards dealt.
Ex. Holding a fl - pat⇄noun patness.
- pat⇄noun 1. a light stroke or tap with the hand or with something flat.
Ex. a fatherly pat o' the cheek (Robert Browning).
2. the sound made by patting.
Ex. the pat, pat of rain dripping from the eaves.
3. a small mass, especially o - pat⇄pat (1), verb, patted,patting,noun.
- pat⇄pat (2), adjective, adverb.
- PAT⇄PAT(no periods),
point after touchdown (in football). - Pat⇄Pat, noun.
a nickname for an Irishman. - pat⇄v.i. 1. to walk or run with a patting sound.
2. to strike lightly or gently. - pat⇄v.t. 1. to strike or tap lightly with something flat or with the fingers or hand, especially so as to flatten or smooth.
Ex. his foot patting the ground (Robert Louis Stevenson). She patted the dough into a flat cake.
2. to tap with the hand