dab, pat
(verb) hit lightly; “pat him on the shoulder”
chuck, pat
(verb) pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
patted
simple past tense and past participle of pat
Source: Wiktionary
Pat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patted; p. pr. & vb. n. Patting.] Etym: [Cf. G. patschen, Prov. G. patzen, to strike, tap.]
Definition: To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog. Gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite. Pope.
Pat, n.
1. A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.
2. A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats. It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter. Dickens.
Pat, a. Etym: [Cf. pat a light blow, D. te pas convenient, pat, where pas is fr. F. passer to pass.]
Definition: Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely. "Pat allusion." Barrow.
Pat, adv.
Definition: In a pat manner. I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter. Sterne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
