| VERB | contact | pat, chuck | pat or squeeze / squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | pat, dab | hit lightly | |
| ADVERB | all | pat | completely or perfectly |
| ADJECTIVE | all | pat, glib, slick | having only superficial plausibility |
| all | pat | exactly suited to the occasion | |
| NOUN | event | pat, rap, tap | the sound made by a gentle blow |
| act | pat, tap, dab | a light touch or stroke |
| Sounds | pae't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acrobat ... ziggurat: 63 rhymes with aet... | |
| Meaning | Having only superficial plausibility. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | glib, slick | |
| Broader | plausible | apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful |
| Meaning | exactly suited to the occasion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a pat reply" | |
| Broader | appropriate | Suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc |
| Spanish | oportuno | |
| Catalan | convenient, idoni, oportú | |
| Nouns | patness | timely convenience |
| Meaning | The sound made by a gentle blow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rap, tap | |
| Narrower | pitter-patter | A series of rapid tapping sounds |
| Broader | sound | The sudden occurrence of an audible event |
| Spanish | golpecito, palmadita, rap | |
| Catalan | copet, rap | |
| Verbs | pat | hit lightly |
| Meaning | A light touch or stroke. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | tap, dab | |
| Broader | touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
| Spanish | golpecito, palmadita, toque | |
| Catalan | copet | |
| Verbs | pat | hit lightly |
| pat | pat or squeeze / squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin | |
| Meaning | Completely or perfectly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
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| Meaning | pat or squeeze / squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | chuck | |
| Broader | caress, fondle | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner |
| Spanish | palmotear | |
| Nouns | pat | a light touch or stroke |
| Meaning | hit lightly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "pat him on the shoulder" | |
| Synonym | dab | |
| Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
| Spanish | dar golpecitos, golpetear | |
| Nouns | pat | a light touch or stroke |
| pat | the sound made by a gentle blow | |
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