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 pat /ˈpæt/
 輕拍(vt.)(vi.)輕拍,拍(ad.)適時,正好,恰好(a.)恰好的,合適的,人為的

 Pat v. t. [imp. & p. p. Patted p. pr. & vb. n. Patting.]  To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog.
    Gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite.   --Pope.

 Pat, n.
 1. A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a tap.
 2. A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats.
    It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter.   --Dickens.

 Pat, a.  Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely. “Pat allusion.”

 Pat, adv. In a pat manner.
    I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter.   --Sterne.
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 pat
      adj 1: having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a
             slick commercial" [syn: glib, slick]
      2: exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
      n 1: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: rap, tap]
      2: a light touch or stroke [syn: tap, dab]
      adv : completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the
            system down pat"
      v 1: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the
           chin [syn: chuck]
      2: hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" [syn: dab]
      [also: patting, patted]