Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pet
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Pet
pet
~1 n 1 an animal such as a cat or a dog which you keep and look after at home (Rabbits can make very good pets. | a pet tortoise) (- see also teacher's pet) 2 BrE spoken a way of addressing someone who you like or love 3 be in a pet BrE old-fashioned to be annoyed ~2 v 1 to touch and stroke someone, especially a child or an animal, in a kind loving way (Our cat loves being petted.) 2 to kiss and touch someone as part of a sexual activity (- see also heavy petting) ~3 adj 1 pet theory/project/subject a plan, idea, or subject that you particularly like or are interested in 2 pet hate BrE pet peeve AmE something that you strongly dislike because it always annoys you (TV game shows are one of my pet hates.)
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(pets, petting, petted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A pet is an animal that you keep in your home to give you company and pleasure. It is plainly cruel to keep turtles as pets. ...a bachelor living alone in a flat with his pet dog... N-COUNT 2. Someone’s pet theory, project, or subject is one that they particularly support or like. He would not stand by and let his pet project be killed off... ADJ 3. If you pet a person or animal, you touch them in an affectionate way. The policeman reached down and petted the wolfhound... VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: perhaps back-formation from Middle English ~y small — more at ~ty Date: 1508 1. a. a pampered and usually spoiled child b. a person who is treated with unusual kindness or consideration ; darling 2. a domesticated animal kept for pleasure rather than utility II. adjective Date: 1584 1. kept or treated as a ~ 2. expressing fondness or endearment a ~ name 3. favorite a ~ project III. verb (~ted; ~ting) Date: 1629 transitive verb 1. a. to treat as a ~ b. to stroke in a gentle or loving manner 2. to treat with unusual kindness and consideration ; pamper intransitive verb to engage in amorous embracing, caressing, and kissing ; neck • ~ter noun IV. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1581 a fit of peevishness, sulkiness, or anger resigned in a ~ V. intransitive verb (~ted; ~ting) Date: 1629 to take offense ; sulk VI. abbreviation ~roleum PET abbreviation positron-emission tomography PET abbreviation ~er ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a domestic or tamed animal kept for pleasure or companionship. 2 a darling, a favourite (often as a term of endearment). --attrib.adj. 1 kept as a pet (pet lamb). 2 of or for pet animals (pet food). 3 often joc. favourite or particular (pet aversion). 4 expressing fondness or familiarity (pet name). --v.tr. (petted, petting) 1 treat as a pet. 2 (also absol.) fondle, esp. erotically. Derivatives petter n. Etymology: 16th-c. Sc. & N.Engl. dial.: orig. unkn. 2. n. a feeling of petty resentment or ill-humour (esp. be in a pet). Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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сокр. от petroleum нефть PET сокр. от pulsed electrothermal thruster импульсный электротермический ракетный двигатель малой тяги ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1. (любимое) домашнее животное boys often keep rabbits as pets —- мальчики часто держат кроликов для удовольствия 2. любимец, баловень he is his mother's pet —- он любимец матери the pet of society —- любимец общества to make a pet of a child —- избаловать ребенка my pet! —- моя лапочка! Id: pets' corner —- живой уголок, зооуголок (в школе) 3. домашний (о животном) pet bird —- комнатная птичка pet monkey —- ручная обезьянка pet shop —- зоомагазин 4. любимый pet students —- любимые ученики, любимчики преподавателя 5. ласкательный 6. излюбленный, любимый pet subject —- излюбленная тема one's pet aversion (peeve, hate) —- самая нелюбимая вещь tomatoes are my pet aversion —- больше всего не люблю помидоры 7. баловать, ласкать you cannot pet a child without making mischief —- балуя ребенка, вы причиняете ему вред don't pet the dog. He bites —- не ласкайте собаку. Она кусается 8. обниматься, целоваться; нежничать 9. раздражение, дурное настроение to be in a pet —- дуться, быть в плохом настроении, быть не в духе to get into a pet, to take the pet —- рассердиться, разозлиться; обидеться ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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onc. abbr. Pancreatic Endocrine Tumor onc. abbr. Positron Emmission Tomography lab. abbr. Positron emission tomography physiol. abbr. Petrolatum physiol. abbr. Positron Emission Tomography NASA abbr. Planetary Exploration Team mil. abbr. Pilotline Experiment Technology mil. abbr. Positron Emission Tomography airport code Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil univ. abbr. Precollege Engineer Training electron. abbr. Post-etch treatment funny abbr. Personal Electronic Thing plast. abbr. Polyethylene Terephthalate plast. abbr. Polyethylene plast. abbr. Poly Ethylene Terephthalate gen. comp. abbr. Pattern Editing Toolkit gen. comp. abbr. Performance Evaluation Tool gen. comp. abbr. Perl Embedded Templates gen. comp. abbr. Personal Electronic Transactor file ext. abbr. Program Editor top overflow file (WordPerfect Library) media abbr. Personal Terminal educ. abbr. Program for Effective Teaching educ. abbr. Parent Effectiveness Training educ. abbr. Prevention Education And Treatment law abbr. PEDOPHILE ERADICATION Team gen. bus. abbr. People Events And Technologies gen. bus. abbr. Planning Engineering And Testing st. exc. abbr. Potentially Exempt Transfer st. exc. abbr. Preferred Equity Traded ...English abbreviation dictionary
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