Pet

9 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pet \Pet\, v. i.
     To be a pet. --Feltham.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  pet \pet\ (p[e^]t), n. [Formerly peat, perhaps from Ir. peat,
     akin to Gael. peata.]
     1. A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.
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     2. Any person especially cherished and indulged; a fondling;
        a darling; often, a favorite child; as, a teacher's pet.
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              The love of cronies, pets, and favorites. --Tatler.
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     3. [Prob. fr. {Pet} a fondling, hence, the behavior or humor
        of a spoiled child.] A slight fit of peevishness or
        fretfulness. "In a pet she started up." --Tennyson.
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     4. Any animal kept as a companion, usually in or around one's
        home, typically domesticated and cared for attentively and
        often affectionately. Distinguished from animals raised
        for food or to perform useful tasks, as a {draft animal}
        or a {farm animal}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  pet \pet\, a.
     Petted; indulged; favorite; admired; cherished; as, a pet
     child; a pet lamb; a pet theory; a pet animal.
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           Some young lady's pet curate.            --F. Harrison.
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     {Pet cock}. [Perh. for petty cock.] (Mach.) A little faucet
        in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of
        a steam cylinder, to drain it. [Also spelled {petcock}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pet \Pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Petted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Petting}.]
     To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted
     and spoiled.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pet
       adj : preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the
             favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)}, {favourite(a)},
              {preferred}]
       n 1: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
       2: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {favourite},
           {dearie}, {deary}, {ducky}]
       3: a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt
          to be a slight)
       4: using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the
          metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the
          brain) [syn: {positron emission tomography}]
       v 1: stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
       2: stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
       [also: {petting}, {petted}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  102 Moby Thesaurus words for "pet":
     admired, adored, angel, babe, baby, baby-doll, beloved,
     bill and coo, buttercup, caress, cherished, cherub, chick,
     chickabiddy, cocker, coddle, copulate, cosset, cuddle, dally,
     dandle, darling, dear, dearly beloved, deary, doll, duck, duckling,
     dudgeon, embrace, esteemed, favorite, feel up, ferment, fondle,
     fondling, fret, frictionize, fume, grump, held dear, high dudgeon,
     hon, honey, honey bunch, honey child, huff, hug, idol, jewel,
     knead, lamb, lambkin, lollygag, love, loved, lover, make love,
     make out, massage, matinee idol, miff, minion, neck, nose, nuzzle,
     pat, petkins, pique, popular, pout, precious, precious heart,
     preference, prized, revered, rub, rub against, rub down, rub noses,
     smooch, snookums, spoiled child, spoon, stew, stroke, sugar, sweet,
     sweet-talk, sweetheart, sweetie, sweetkins, sweets, tiff, toy,
     treasured, trifle, wanton, well-beloved, well-liked,
     whisper sweet nothings, white-haired
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PET
       Personal Electronic Translator
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PET
       Print Enhancement Technology (Compaq)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  PET
       Progressive Educational Technology