Definition of "patted" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of pat. (verb)

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• "Mr. Tena kind of patted me on the head yesterday when I was going on about how Obama waltzed in and took over the party the day after the nomination."
• "The boy reached over and kind of patted him and hugged him."
• "I kind of patted her tentatively at first, but after a minute of the muted sobbing, I put down Scott's box and hugged her tightly."