Pet - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pet|
Brit.
|pet|
noun
- a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- a special loved one (syn: darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite)
- a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
- using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
- a special loved one (syn: darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite)
- a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
- using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
verb
- stroke or caress gently
pet the lamb
- stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemakingadjective
- preferred above all others and treated with partiality (syn: favored, favorite, favourite, preferred)
Extra examples
The mayor's pet project has been the construction of a new high school.
...spent my free time on my pet project...
Don't worry, pet.
Rabbits can make very good pets.
He was bitten by his pet dog.
Don't cry, pet.
Our cat loves being petted.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: pet
he/she/it: pets
present participle: petting
past tense: petted
past participle: petted
I/you/we/they: pet
he/she/it: pets
present participle: petting
past tense: petted
past participle: petted
noun
singular: pet
plural: pets
singular: pet
plural: pets
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