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▸ noun:  The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.
▸ noun:  A light tap or slap, especially with the hands.
▸ noun:  A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
▸ verb:  To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
▸ verb:  To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
▸ verb:  (UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) To stroke or fondle (an animal). Compare pet.
▸ verb:  To gently rain.
▸ adjective:  Exactly suitable, fitting, apt; timely, convenient, opportune, ready for the occasion; especially of things spoken.
▸ adjective:  Trite, being superficially complete, lacking originality.
▸ adverb:  Opportunely, in a timely or suitable way.
▸ adverb:  Perfectly.
▸ adverb:  Straight, right, exactly, precisely.
▸ adjective:  (slang) Upper-class, nobby.
▸ noun:  A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
▸ noun:  A diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
▸ noun:  (slang, possibly offensive) An Irish person.
▸ noun:  A surname from Khmer or Yucatec Maya.
▸ noun:  Clipping of patent. [(law)]
▸ noun:  (knitting) Clipping of pattern. [Model, example.]
▸ noun:  (American football) Initialism of point after touchdown. (extra point)
▸ noun:  (education, Alberta) Initialism of provincial achievement test.
▸ noun:  (electrical engineering, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia) Initialism of portable appliance testing.
▸ noun:  (networking) Initialism of port address translation.
▸ noun:  (programming) Initialism of protocol associated type.
▸ noun:  (computing) Initialism of personal access token.
▸ noun:  (cardiology) Initialism of paroxysmal atrial tachycardia. [(cardiology) An episode of arrhythmia that begins and ends abruptly.]
▸ noun:  (US, military, aviation) Initialism of priority air traffic.
▸ noun:  (Quebec) Abbreviation of Pointe-aux-Trembles, a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada.

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