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Definition of
Pat
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Pat
/pæt/
/pæt/
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a first name for boys or girls, short for
Patrick
or
Patricia
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pat
verb
pat
noun
pat
adjective
pat
adverb
Pat
Eddery
Pat Malone
noun
pit-a-pat
noun
pit-a-pat
adverb
Pat
Garrett
Postman Pat™
pit-a-pat
have/know something down pat
stand pat
on your Pat Malone
have/know something off pat
pat somebody/yourself on the back
a pat on the back (for something/for doing something)
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Idioms
stand pat
on your Pat Malone
have/know something off pat
pat somebody/yourself on the back
a pat on the back (for something/for doing something)
Nearby words
pat
adjective
pat
adverb
Pat
patch
noun
patch
verb
influence
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