| Definitions of 'PET' |
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1. (noun) pet
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
2. (noun) darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky
a special loved one
3. (noun) pet
a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
4. (adj) positron emission tomography, PET
using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
5. (verb) favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
"the favored child"
6. (verb) pet
stroke or caress gently
"pet the lamb"
7. (verb) pet
stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
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| Definitions of 'PET' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adj) PET
petted; indulged; admired; cherished; as, a pet child; a pet lamb; a pet theory
2. (noun) PET
a cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand
3. (noun) PET
any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a fondling; a darling; often, a favorite child
4. (noun) PET
a slight fit of peevishness or fretfulness
5. (verb) PET
to treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted and spoiled
6. (verb) PET
to be a pet
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