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pat

 
 
pronunciation:
paet
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: verb
inflections: pats, patting, patted
definition: to strike softly with something flat, such as your hand.
He patted the dough to make it flat.She patted the dog's head.
synonyms:
tap
similar words:
cake, clap, pet, stroke, touch
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(v.)pat + adverb down
(v.)pat + nounHelp arm, back, behind, belly, bottom, breast, briefcase, butter, cheek, chest, chop, coat, couch, crumb, dash, dirt, dog, dough, foot, forehead, fur, hair, hand, head, hip, hood, horse, jacket, knee, lap, leg, lip, meat, mixture, neck, paper, pig, pocket, pork, purse, seat, shirt, shoulder, sofa, spice, stomach, stool, towel, wrist [See all][See only the most frequent]