patting

Definition of patting in English English dictionary: present participle of pat
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
break one's arm patting oneself on the back: To be very full of oneself. Often used as a sarcastic caution - "don't break your arm patting yourself on the back"
We're the best football team in the state! - Careful, dude, don't break your arm patting yourself on the back.
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: opportunely, in a timely or suitable way
Now might I do it pat.
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: {n} a light blow
pat: {a} fitly, patly
pat: {v} to tap, to clap
pat: {a} fit, exact, ready
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: 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: The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep
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: To gently rain
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