Antonyms for pat

Grammar : Adj, adv, noun

Spell : pat

Phonetic Transcription : pæt

Definition of pat

Origin : c.1400, "a blow, stroke," perhaps originally imitative of the sound of patting. Meaning "light tap with hand" is from c.1804. Sense of "that which is formed by patting" (as in pat of butter) is 1754, probably from the verb. Pat on the back in the figurative sense attested by 1804.

adj relevant, suitable
adv exactly, fittingly
noun tap, touch
noun small slice or slab

Example sentences :

You're not going to spring anything so pat as heart-disease on us?
Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells

Pat them in salt and water for two days, stirring them frequently.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Old Sam recovered sufficiently to take the girl's hand and pat it.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

It's Pat'll be bringin' home money the night; honest money that he's earned.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

I want Pat to-morrow, but I want him all the other days of the week, too.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

One by one the boys went to bed, and Pat and his mother were left alone.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

"I always knowed you was brave, Pat," said Mrs. O'Callaghan.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

Then with an air of authority she said: "Pat, off with your apron!"
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

A long time he had stood in the shadow of Pat's achievements.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

Your father had a great knack at plazin' people, so he had, Pat.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

Synonyms for pat

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