pet

pet ¹  (pt)

n.

1. An animal kept for amusement or companionship.

2. An object of the affections.

3. A person especially loved or indulged; a favorite: the teacher's pet.

adj.

1. Kept as a pet: a pet cat.

2.

a. Particularly cherished or indulged: a pet grandchild.

b. Expressing or showing affection: a pet name.

3. Being a favorite: a pet topic.

v. pet·ted, pet·ting, pets

v.tr.

To stroke or caress gently; pat. See Synonyms at caress.

v.intr. Informal

To make love by fondling and caressing.

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[Scottish Gaelic peata, tame animal, pet, from Old Irish.]

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petter n.

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pet ²  (pt)

n.

A fit of bad temper or pique.

intr.v. pet·ted, pet·ting, pets

To be sulky and peevish.

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[Origin unknown.]

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pet ¹

Noun

1. a tame animal kept for companionship or pleasure

2. a person who is favoured or indulged: teacher's pet

Adjective

1. kept as a pet: a pet hamster

2. of or for pet animals: pet food

3. strongly felt or particularly cherished: a pet hatred, he would not stand by and let his pet project be abandoned

Verb

[petting, petted]

1. to treat as a pet; pamper

2. to pat or stroke affectionately

3. Informal (of two people) to caress each other in an erotic manner [origin unknown]

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pet ²

Noun

a fit of sulkiness [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pet - a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
	2.	pet - a special loved one darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone chosen - one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen" macushla - (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling mollycoddle - a pampered darling; an effeminate man teacher's pet - the teacher's favorite student
	3.	pet - a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight) choler, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance - an irritable petulant feeling
	4.	PET - using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) positron emission tomography tomography, imaging - (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
Verb	1.	pet - stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb" caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" canoodle - fondle or pet affectionately gentle - stroke soothingly neck, make out - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car"
	2.	pet - stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"
Adj.	1.	pet - preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" best-loved, favored, preferent, preferred, favorite, favourite loved - held dear; "his loved companion of many years"

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pet

adjective 1. favourite, chosen, special, personal, particular, prized, preferred, favoured, dearest, cherished, fave (informal) dear to your heart

adjective 2. tame, trained, domestic, house, domesticated, house-trained Brit. house-broken

noun 3. favourite, treasure, darling, jewel, idol, fave (informal) apple of your eye, blue-eyed boy or girl Brit. (informal)

verb 4. fondle, pat, stroke, caress

verb 5. pamper, spoil, indulge, cosset, baby, dote on, coddle, mollycoddle, wrap in cotton wool

verb 6. (Informal) cuddle, kiss, snog Brit. (slang) smooch (informal) neck (informal) canoodle (slang)

Translations

pet [pɛt] n → animal m doméstico (= favourite); favorito/a

vt → acariciar

vi (col) → besuquearse

cpd my pet aversion → mi manía

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pet [pɛt] n → animal familier (= favourite); chouchou m

cpd (= favourite) → favori(e)

vt → choyer (= stroke); caresser, câliner

vi (inf) → se peloter;

pet lion etc → lion etc apprivoisé;

teacher's pet → chouchou m du professeur;

pet hate → bête noire

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pet [pɛt] n (= animal) → Haustier nt

adj [theory etc] → Lieblings-

vt (= stroke) → streicheln

vi (inf) (sexually) → herumknutschen;

teacher's pet (= favourite) → Lehrers Liebling m;

a pet rabbit/snake etc → ein Kaninchen/eine Schlange etc (als Haustier);

that's my pet hate → das hasse ich besonders

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pet [pɛt] n → animale m domestico (= favourite); favorito/a

vt → accarezzare

vi (col) → fare il petting;

pet lion etc → leone m etc ammaestrato