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pet1 definition

pet (pet)

noun

  1. an animal that is tamed or domesticated and kept as a companion or treated with fondness
  2. a person who is treated with particular affection or indulgence; favorite; darling

Etymology: orig. Scot dial., prob. back-form. < ME pety, small: see petty

adjective

  1. kept or treated as a pet a pet duck
  2. especially liked; favorite
  3. greatest; especial; particular one's pet peeve
  4. showing fondness or affection a pet name

transitive verb petted pet′·ted, petting pet′·ting

  1. to stroke or pat gently; fondle; caress
  2. to be indulgent toward; pamper

intransitive verb

Informal to kiss, embrace, fondle, etc., passionately in mutual sexual stimulation

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pet2 definition

pet (pet)

noun

a state of sulky peevishness or ill humor

Etymology: < earlier phr. to take the pet < ?

intransitive verb petted pet′·ted, petting pet′·ting

to be in a pet; sulk
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PET definition

PET (pet)

noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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