When you pat, you tap lightly with your hand. A sad friend might be comforted by a kind pat on the shoulder. But that sad friend would not be comforted by a pat, insincere, comment.
To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap;
Noun
a light touch or stroke
Noun
the sound made by a gentle blow
Verb
hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
Verb
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
Adjective S.
exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
Adjective S.
having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
Adverb
completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"
v. t.
To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke
lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog.
n.
A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.
n.
A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats.
a.
Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely.
adv.
In a pat manner.
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Gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite.
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It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter.
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I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter.
To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap;
A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.
Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely.
In a pat manner.
Usage Examples
Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone.
Americans are cool if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.
That is where the irony of the film comes off, in terms of the language it employs - where he tries desperately to be a 'TV Dad,' to give advice and it's so pat it becomes ridiculous.
I think I'm extremely vulnerable and that in some ways I seek out rejection. Never feeling like you're getting that pat on the back from dad is probably at the heart of that.
The conversion of agnostic High Tories to the Anglican church is always rather suspect. It seems too pat and predictable, too clearly a matter of politics rather than faith.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe reason we are doing these types of pat downs and using the advanced imagery technology is trying to take the latest intelligence and how we know al Qaeda and affiliates want to hurt us, they want to bring down whether it is passenger air craft or cargo aircraft.
Pat Roberts and I both feel very strongly that when we get to Iran, that we can't make the same mistakes. We have to ask the questions, the hard questions before, not afterwards, and get the right intelligence.
I am focused on what needs to be done for the people of Israel. Period. I do not pity myself and I do not pat myself on the shoulder. I get up in the morning full of energy to fulfill my mission.
I mean, you always want everybody to pat you on the back and tell you you're wonderful every time you do something I think that's human nature.
They've just gone over the line in my opinion, and again, there's a proper time for a pat down, there's a proper time for an advanced technology body search, but it has to be done with some thought.
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