Pat stripped off his clothes and dived in.
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Pat
/pæt/
Synonyms for "pat" (186 found)
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Closest matches (38)
Noun(6 words)
a proposad remadamantadamantineadaptedapplicableappositeappreciatedapprehendedappropriateaproposaptartful endearmentsascertainedat a standstillbatchbeakbecomingbefittingblandishment
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (55)
Adjective(2 words)
glibglib remark
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (93)
hunkimmobileimmotileimmotiveimmovableinflexibleirremovablejust rightknownlikelyloaflumpmassmeshingnuggeton the buttonopportunepadpatterpeck
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perceivedpetpickpitapatpitter patterpitter-patterplumpplunkpopprehendedqualifiedquantityraprealizedrecognizedrelevantrightrigidseasonableseizedsnapsoft wordssortablestandpatstationarysuitablesuitedsuitingsweet nothingssweet talktailoredtapthudthumpticktickletinkletipto the pointto the purposetouchtunkunderstoodunmovableunmovingunyieldingwadwhisk
Noun(21 words)
patricepatsypawpawingprefabricated replyprepackagedpressrapsclaffsearchstrokesuitabletappingtapstoquestouchtouchestouchingtouching policytricia
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Adjective(1 words)
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More general
16 entriesadjectivecaressdescriptorexplanationfondlehand workinspectionmanipulationpart of speech adjectivephysical contactsearchsoundstriketouchtouchingverbal response
More specific
16 entriesback patcanned explanationcookie patdough patfull body checkglib excuseglib remarkhead patpat answerpat designpat examplepat layoutpat on the backpat on the headpocket checkshoulder pat
Collocations
15 entriesgentle patlight patpat answerpat descriptionpat downpat drypat examplepat expressionpat of butterpat on the backpat on the headpat remarkpat solutionpat the doughpatting gesture
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- потупвам verb (to tap gently)
Catalan
3 entries- acariciar verb (to tap gently)
- donar copets (a l'esquena) verb (to tap gently)
- passar la mà verb (to tap gently)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 拍 verb (to tap gently)
Esperanto
1 entries- tapeti verb (to tap gently)
Finnish
1 entries- taputtaa verb (to tap gently)
French
1 entries- tapoter verb (to tap gently)
German
2 entries- tippen verb (to tap gently)
- tätscheln verb (to tap gently)
Gujarati
1 entries- થાબડવું verb (to tap gently)
Hungarian
2 entries- lapogat verb (to tap gently)
- paskol verb (to tap gently)
Irish
1 entries- slíoc verb (to tap gently)
Japanese
2 entries- 摩する verb (to tap gently)
- 撫でる verb (to tap gently)
Māori
3 entries- hokomirimiri verb (to tap gently)
- pōpō verb (to tap gently)
- taupaki verb (to tap gently)
Portuguese
1 entries- dar um tapinha verb (to tap gently)
Russian
3 entries- похло́пать verb (to tap gently)
- похло́пывать verb (to tap gently)
- хло́пать verb (to tap gently)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- slìog verb (to tap gently)
Spanish
4 entries- acariciar verb (to tap gently)
- apapachar verb (to tap gently)
- apapuchar verb (to tap gently)
- dar una palmadita verb (to tap gently)
Swedish
1 entries- klappa verb (to tap gently)
Sample sentences
36 total sentences available.
Pat is very talkative.
Source: tatoeba (35143)
I saw him pat her on the shoulder.
Source: tatoeba (260137)
I felt somebody pat me on the shoulder.
Source: tatoeba (276155)
Showing 4 of 36 available sentences.