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pet

/ pet /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
Type of:
animal animate being beast
noun Sense 2
a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
Type of:
irritability crossness fretfulness
verb Sense 3
stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
Type of:
caress
Derived:
darling favorite favourite dearie deary
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
stroke or caress gently
"pet the lamb"
Type of:
caress
Kinds of:
canoodle gentle neck make out
Derived:
darling favorite favourite dearie deary
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
Type of:
imaging tomography
noun Sense 6
a special loved one
Type of:
lover
Kinds of:
chosen macushla mollycoddle teacher's pet
adjective satellite Sense 7
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
"the favored child"
Similar:
loved
Semantic Complexity
96%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
3
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animal animate being beast irritability crossness fretfulness caress canoodle gentle neck make out imaging