[{"word":"pats","phonetic":"/pæts/","phonetics":[{"text":"/pæts/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A light tap or slap, especially with the hands","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"To show affection, he decided he would pat the boy on the head."},{"definition":"To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I patted the cookie dough into shape."},{"definition":"To stroke or fondle (an animal).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Do you want to pat the cat?"},{"definition":"To gently rain.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Patent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Pattern.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pat","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pats"]}]