pat

pat
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v
1. rap, tap, slap, box, cuff; dab; caress.
2. pat on the back Informal. encourage, embolden, hearten, nerve, Inf. buck up, bolster, assure, reassure; congratulate, Archaic. gratulate, praise, commend, shake [s.o.'s] hand, Inf. stroke.
n
3. light blow, rap, tap, slap, box, cuff; dab; endearment, caress.
4. small piece, lump, chunk, Inf. hunk.
II
adj
1. apt, apposite, relevant, to the point, germane, pertinent, apropos, applicable; appropriate, fit, fitting, suitable, well-chosen; perfect, right, just right, Inf. just what the doctor ordered, Inf. on the money, Inf. on the button, Inf. on the spot, Brit. Sl. spot on; opportune, seasonable, timely, well-timed, auspicious, fortunate; convenient, expedient, advantageous; felicitous, happy.
2.(all excessively) glib, facile, easy, slick, smooth.
3. mastered, perfected, Inf. down, Inf. down cold or pat; memorized, ingrained, infixed.
adv
4. exactly, precisely, perfectly, flawlessly, faultlessly, just right, just so, dead, Inf. right on target, Inf. right on the button, Inf. right on the money.
5. aptly, relevantly, exactly to the point, germanely, pertinently, applicably; appropriately, fittingly, suitably; opportunely, seasonably, auspiciously, fortunately, favorably, right on time, just in time; conveniently, expediently, advantageously; happily, felicitously.
6. stand pat cling, hold firm, hold fast, not let go; stand fast, not budge, stand or hold one's ground, stick to one's guns, Inf. stay put.

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