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verb
- 1. touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand: "he patted him consolingly on the shoulder"
noun
- 1. a quick, light touch with the hand: "giving him a friendly pat on the arm, she went off to join the others" Similar
- 2. a compact mass of soft material: "a pat of butter" Similar
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