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Meaning of pet

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pet
      adj 1: preferred above all others and treated with partiality;
             "the favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)},
             {favourite(a)}, {best-loved}, {pet}, {preferred},
             {preferent}]
      n 1: a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
      2: a special loved one [syn: {darling}, {favorite}, {favourite},
         {pet}, {dearie}, {deary}, {ducky}]
      3: a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt
         to be a slight)
      4: using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the
         metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the
         brain) [syn: {positron emission tomography}, {PET}]
      v 1: stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
      2: stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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