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1. (n.) pet
any domesticated animal kept as a companion.
2. pet
a person especially cherished or indulged:
teacher's pet.
3. pet
a thing particularly cherished.
4. (adj.) pet
kept or treated as a pet.
5. pet
cherished or indulged, as a child.
6. pet
favorite; preferred:
a pet theory.
7. pet
showing fondness or affection:
pet names.
8. (v.t.) pet
to fondle or caress:
I like to pet the cat and listen to her purr.
9. pet
to treat as a pet; indulge.
10. (v.i.) pet
to engage in amorous fondling and caressing.
11. (n.) pet
a fit of peevishness or sulking.
12. (v.i.) pet
to be peevish; sulk.
13. (n.) PET
positron emission tomography: a technique for revealing active areas of the brain while information is being processed by detecting radiolabeled glucose in the cerebral blood flow.
Etymology: (1980–85)
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| Definition of 'pet' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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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1. (noun) pet
an animal sb keeps at home
I have three pets - two rabbits and a dog.; a pet cat
2. (verb) pet
to gently touch or pat an animal
The kids can pet the farm animals.
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| Definition of 'pet' |
Webster 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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Sense: a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home
She keeps a rabbit as a pet; (also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.
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 Afrikaans: troeteldier |
 Arabic: حَيوان أليف |
 Bulgarian: домашен лщбимец |
 Brazilian: animal de estimação |
 Czech: domácí zvířátko |
 German: das Haustier, Haus-... |
 Danish: kæledyr |
 Greek: κατοικίδιο ζώο |
 Spanish: animal doméstico/de compa |
 Estonian: lemmik(loom) |
 Farsi: حیوان خانگی |
 Finnish: lemmikkieläin |
 French: animal familier |
 Hebrew: חָיָית-מַחֲמָד |
 Hindi: पालतू प्राणी |
 Croatian: ljubimac, kućna životinja |
 Hungarian: dédelgetett háziállat |
 Indonesian: binatang kesayangan |
 Icelandic: gæludÿr |
 Italian: animale domestico |
 Japanese: ペット |
 Korean: 애완 동물 |
 Lithuanian: naminis gyvulėlis |
 Latvian: mājdzīvnieciņš |
 Malay: binatang kesayangan |
 Dutch: huisdier |
 Norwegian: kjæledyr |
 Polish: zwierzę domowe |
 Persian: حیوان خانگی |
 Pashto: كورنۍ څاروى لكه سپى، پشو، |
 Portuguese: animal doméstico |
 Romanian: animal favorit |
 Russian: домашнее животное |
 Slovak: domáce zvieratko |
 Slovenian: ljubljenec |
 Serbian: kućni ljubimac |
 Swedish: hus-, sällskapsdjur |
 Thai: สัตว์เลี้ยง |
 Turkish: beslenen hayvan, ev hayva |
 Taiwanese: 寵物 |
 Ukrainian: улюблена тварина |
 Urdu: پالتو |
 Vietnamese: động vật cảnh |
 Chinese: 宠物 |
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