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pet 1

 (pĕt)
n.
1. An animal kept for enjoyment or companionship.
2. An object of the affections.
3. A person especially loved or indulged; a favorite: the teacher's pet.
adj.
1. Kept as a pet: a pet cat.
2.
a. Particularly cherished or indulged: a pet grandchild.
b. Expressing or showing affection: a pet name.
3. Being a favorite: a pet topic.
v. pet·ted, pet·ting, pets
v.tr.
To stroke or caress gently. See Synonyms at caress.
v.intr.
To stroke or fondle amorously.
[Scottish Gaelic peata, tame animal, pet, from Old Irish.]
pet′ter n.

pet 2

 (pĕt)
n.
A fit of bad temper or pique.
intr.v. pet·ted, pet·ting, pets
To be sulky and peevish.
[Origin unknown.]

PET

abbr.
positron emission tomography
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petted

(ˈpɛtɪd)
adj
petulant; sulky
ˈpettedly adv
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'I am younger than she is by two or three years, and yet it's me that looks after her, as if I was old, and it's she that's always petted and called Baby!
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Maggie, moreover, had rather a tenderness for deformed things; she preferred the wry-necked lambs, because it seemed to her that the lambs which were quite strong and well made wouldn't mind so much about being petted; and she was especially fond of petting objects that would think it very delightful to be petted by her.
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In fact, members of the staff occasionally stopped the dog and petted it
Keys to enforcing the no-pet clause of a residential lease

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