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Definition of pat pat in English English dictionary
PAT: Pointe-aux-Trembles — a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada
Pat: A short form of the male given name Patrick
Pat: A short form of the female given name Patricia
cow pat: The digested residue of a herbivore excreted as a flat piece of dung
down pat: Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood
He has the look of Bruce Lee down pat, with the same defiant expression and spare but muscled frame.
off pat: Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood
pat: To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
I patted the cookie dough into shape.
pat: A light tap or slap, especially with the hands
pat: A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung
pat: To gently rain
pat: opportunely, in a timely or suitable way
Now might I do it pat.
pat: The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep
pat: Perfectly
He has the routine down pat.
pat: patent
pat: timely and suitable
pat: To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing
To show affection, he decided he would pat the boy on the head.
pat: trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality
The pat answer is that college students should consider graduate school as a way to delay a job search until things turn around, and that more high school students should go to college to improve their prospects. ''.
pat on the back: praise; congratulations
Give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done.
pat slide: A special sheet of plastic used to transfer patients in hospitals from beds to trolleys and vice versa, or to reposition them in the bed
pit-a-pat: With a quick tapping sound
pit-a-pat: To make a series of quick tapping sounds; to palpitate
pit-a-pat: A series of quick tapping sounds
rex-pat: A repeat expatriate, one who becomes ex-patriated a second time
Well what Levy calls rex-pats are nothing more than expats who went home and simply couldn't make it. The failures in question return to Prague because the city allows them to live in a sort of perpetual adolescence. In my research I've discovered that something like 28% of all Prague ex-pats who leave the city return within two years, a terrifying statistic.
stand pat: To play one's hand without drawing any more cards
stand pat: To stop hitting
After getting a hand of 20, the player stood pat.
stand pat: To resist changes
pat: {n} a light blow
pat: {a} fitly, patly
pat: {v} to tap, to clap
pat: {a} fit, exact, ready
down pat: Memorized, just right, correctly. "Flora had her speech down pat. She had practised it many times."
pat down: 1. to leap, skip, or dance in a lively or playful way : GAMBOL 2. to search (a person) for something (as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
stand pat: to oppose or resist change
stand pat: to play one's hand as dealt in draw poker without drawing
Pat: short for Patricia
Pat: short for Patrick
Pat: {i} male first name (short form of Patrick); female first name (short form of Patricia)
Pat Buchanan: (born 1938) conservative American journalist and television reporter, member of the Reform party, candidate for U.S. President in 1992 and 1996 and 2000
Pat Garrett: born June 5, 1850, Chambers county, Ala., U.S. died Feb. 29, 1908, near Las Cruces, N.M. U.S. lawman. He worked as a cowboy and buffalo hunter until 1879, when he settled in Lincoln county, N.M., and became sheriff. In 1881 he tracked down and shot the escaped outlaw Billy the Kid. He was later a rancher near Roswell, N.M., deputy sheriff and then sheriff of Dona Ana county, N.M., and customs collector in El Paso, Texas. He was fatally shot in an apparent dispute over the lease of his ranch, though suspicions lingered that he was executed by an enemy from his days as sheriff
Pat Morita: (born 1932) American film and television actor who acted in "Happy Days" and the film "The Karate Kid
Pat Robertson: who owns a television company called The Christian Broadcasting Network Inc. He started the Christian Coalition, a right wing Christian political group, in 1989. He is also a politician in the Republican Party (1930- ) a US Christian leader and televangelist (=someone who talks about religion on television). orig. Marion Gordon Robertson born March 23, 1930, Lexington, Va., U.S. U.S. evangelist. He attended Washington and Lee University, served in the Marine Corps, and earned a law degree from Yale University. After undergoing a religious conversion, he studied at New York Theological Seminary and was ordained a Southern Baptist minister in 1959. In 1960 he started the nation's first Christian television station, at Portsmouth, Va., and he built it into the Christian Broadcasting Network. Its mainstay was his talk show, The 700 Club. In 1988 he campaigned for the Republican presidential nomination. In 1989 he founded the Christian Coalition, a conservative political organization that went on to exercise wide influence
Postman Pat: a character in British books and television programmes for children. Postman Pat is a happy postman who drives around in his van delivering letters and packages with his black and white cat, Jess
adjective pat 3: a pat answer or explanation seems too quick and too simple and sounds as if it has been used before
down pat: understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"
have pat: know thoroughly
know pat: know very well, be extremely skilled
pat: Prototype Adaptation Toolkit
pat: a light touch or stroke
pat: Indexing software developed by the OpenText Corp which serves as the basis for its products used for searching the WWW, intranets, etc
pat: If you pat something or someone, you tap them lightly, usually with your hand held flat. `Don't you worry about any of this,' she said patting me on the knee The landlady patted her hair nervously Wash the lettuce and pat it dry. Pat is also a noun. He gave her an encouraging pat on the shoulder
pat: {i} tap, gentle slap
pat: Indexing software developed by the OpenText Corp which serves as the basis for its products used for searching the WWW , intranets, etc
pat: Packaging, Assembly and Testing
pat: A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats
pat: To (gently) tap the flat of ones hand on a person or thing
pat: The most recent command containing the pattern pat
pat: hand totals of 17 or higher
pat: A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap
pat: Permit Assistance Team (RCRA) Source: US EPA
pat: In draw games, a pat hand is one to which you draw no cards In lowball, J7542 is a pat jack, but also offers a draw to a 7 The other day I made pat straights twice in a row
pat: completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"
pat: hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
pat: Portable Appliance Testing Not postman Pat Periodic inspection and testing of portable appliances for electrical safety and maintenance Required for commercial premises under Electricity at Work Act and recommended for domestic ones too We also recommend all electrical equipment should be checked periodically, not just portable equipment
pat: Program Association Table An information table which is transmitted along with TV programs and the other digital information
pat: solitude
pat: A pat of butter or something else that is soft is a small lump of it
pat: disapproval If you say that an answer or explanation is pat, you disapprove of it because it is too simple and sounds as if it has been prepared in advance. There's no pat answer to that
pat: Point Attribute Table Polygon Attribute Table A coverage can have either a point attribute table or a polygon attribute table, but not both
pat: approval If you give someone a pat on the back or if you pat them on the back, you show them that you think they have done well and deserve to be praised. The players deserve a pat on the back
pat: Port address translation
pat: Professional Association of Teachers
pat: Port Address Translation - one public IP address used by many private addresses Common in WAN access routers to the internet
pat: Public Access Terminal
pat: Policy Action Team (Cabinet Office)
pat: If you have an answer or explanation down pat or off pat, you have prepared and learned it so you are ready to say it at any time. I have my story down pat. patent
pat: exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
pat: {s} suitable, appropriate, fitting
pat: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
pat: Port Address Translation A function provided by some routers which allows hosts on a LAN to communicate with the rest of a network (such as the Internet) without revealing their own private IP address All outbound packets have their IP address translated to the routers external IP address Replies come back to the router which then translates them back into the private IP address of the original host for final delivery
pat: Hatch patterns (AutoCAD - Photostyler) / Vector fill files (CorelDRAW)
pat: Pesticide Applicator Training; UO/E curriculum that trains individuals to become certified pesticide applicators
pat: Portable Appliance Tester - will carry out a wider range of tests It will also record test results and is useful in providing a diagnosis for items which fail when using the "checker" above
pat: defn
pat: PAT is a cost-control mechanism intended to reduce hospital stays by encouraging employees to have routine hospital testing done on an outpatient basis before being admitted to the hospital Reimbursement is sometimes made on a more generous basis for PAT
pat: the sound made by a gentle blow exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply" completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat
pat: the sound made by a gentle blow
pat: immediately, at once; without delay
pat: In a pat manner
pat: {f} tap, slap gently
pat: the sound made by a gentle blow exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
pat: To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog
pat: Policy Action Team
pat: completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat
pat: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
pat: Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely
pat on the back: tap lightly on the back in an indication of praise; praise for a job well-done
pat oneself on the back: give oneself credit, be pleased with oneself
pit a pat: with quick swift tapping sounds or beats
pit a pat: {s} rapid sequence of light taps or beats
pit a pat: {f} move with a sequence of quick tapping steps; make a tapping sound over and over again
pit a pat: series of quick steps or taps or beats; light and repeated sound
pit-a-pat: pitter-patter
pit-a-pat: describing a rhythmic beating; "his heart went pit-a-pat"
pit-a-pat: as of footsteps; "he came running pit-a-pat down the hall
stand pat: refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
stand pat: be steadfast in one's opinions, be resolute in one's ideas