- Pet.
- abbr. Peter (New Testament).
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Pet. (Bible)abbrev(the Letters of) Peter* * *
–n.1. any animal kept as a favorite and treated with affection: »The farmer told his daughter she could bring the little lamb into the house as a pet.
2. any person who is treated with special kindness or favor; a darling or favorite: »teacher's pet; ... the spoiled pet of a wealthy family (Charlotte Brontë).
–adj.1. treated or kept as a pet: »a pet rabbit.
2. especially cherished; darling or favorite: »a pet chair.
3. showing affection; expressing fondness: »a pet name.
–v.t.1. to treat as a pet; stroke or pat; touch lovingly and gently: »She is petting the kitten.
SYNONYM(S): coddle, pamper.2. to yield to the wishes of; indulge: »She enjoyed being fêted and petted as much as a cat enjoys being stroked (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
SYNONYM(S): coddle, pamper.–v.i.U.S. Informal. to make love by caressing and fondling.╂[< Scottish Gaelic peata]–n.a fit of being cross or peevish; fretful discontent: »When he didn't get his way, he jumped on his bicycle and rode off in a pet.
SYNONYM(S): peevishness.–v.i.to be in a pet; sulk.╂[origin uncertain; perhaps influenced by petulant]Pet.,Peter (2 books of the New Testament).PET (no periods),positron-emission tomograph or tomography (a device similar to the CAT scanner but using radioactive tracers): »PETs (such as the whole-body scanner installed in London's Hammersmith Hospital last year) (New Scientist).
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abbr. Bible Peter
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
