pet  /pɛt/

noun

1. a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

synset: pet

2. a special loved one

synset: darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky

3. a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

synset: pet

4. using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

synset: positron_emission_tomography, PET

verb

1. stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"

synset: pet

2. stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

synset: pet

adj

1. preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"

synset: favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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