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Patted

/ˈpatɪd/

To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.

📖 Definitions of "Patted"

verb

1
To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
"To show affection, he decided he would pat the boy on the head."
2
To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
"I patted the cookie dough into shape."
3
To stroke or fondle (an animal).
"Do you want to pat the cat?"
4
To gently rain.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
tapped	Having a tap or taps.
smoothed	made smooth by ironing
pettedverb	(transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
caressedverb	(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.
stroked	(of a car engine) Having a replacement crankshaft with a longer stroke than normal
dabbedverb	(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
brushed	Having been cleaned, tidied, or straightened with a brush.
spankedverb	(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.
slapped	struck with especially the open hand
smackedverb	(transitive) To get the flavor of.
cuffed	Fitted with a cuff.
thumpedverb	(intransitive) To thud or pound.
rappedverb	(intransitive) To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
touched	Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
fondledverb	(transitive) To touch or stroke lovingly.
tousled	Of hair: in disarray, dishevelled, or unkempt.
nuzzledverb	(intransitive) Often followed by in or into: to press or push the nose or snout, mouth, face, etc., against or into someone or something; to touch someone or something with the nose or snout, etc.
buffeted	Battered, especially by strong wind.
swattedverb	(transitive) To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
clapped	(slang, MLE) Extremely ugly; physically unattractive.