noun
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The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep
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A light tap or slap, especially with the hands
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A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
verb
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To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
example
To show affection, he decided he would pat the boy on the head.
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To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
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I patted the cookie dough into shape.
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To stroke or fondle (an animal).
example
Do you want to pat the cat?
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To gently rain.
noun
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Patent.
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Pattern.
Examples of pats in a Sentence
When she wants to know the name of anything, she points to it and pats my hand.
Ants invite one another to work, or ask for food from one another, by means of pats with the feelers; and they respond to the solicitations of their guest-beetles or mites, who ask for food by patting the ants with their feet.
They were probably marshes that have partially silted up by the yearly overflow of the streams. These pats bear the finest crops.
The need for open-minded, as well as innovative and creative, members was considered pivotal to the PATs.
When you are finished, place four pats of butter to melt fully.
She walks around the circle saying, "Duck," as she pats each child on the head until she decides to designate one of her peers as the new goose.
Bumpus sat near the two, acting like a protector and getting free hand pats for his reward.
A peculiar feature of the arable tract is the Pats (literally cups) or depressed lands near the river-banks.
Once it is all washed, she pats it dry and stores in glass containers in the refrigerator.