The definition of a pat is a light gentle tap.
(noun)An example of a pat is tapping your friend on the back with your hand to tell them they did a good job.
See pat in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: prob. < pat
adverb
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noun
Origin: ME patte, prob. echoic
transitive verb patted, patting
intransitive verb
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Origin: p(oint) a(fter) t(ouchdown)
conversion (sense )See pat in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb pat·ted, pat·ting, pats verb, transitive
Origin:
Origin: From Middle English, a blow
Origin: , perhaps of imitative origin
.adjective
Origin:
Origin: From pat1
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