pet

IPA: pˈɛt

noun

An animal kept as a companion.
(by extension) Something kept as a companion, including inanimate objects. (pet rock, pet plant, etc.)
One who is excessively loyal to a superior and receives preferential treatment.
Any person or animal especially cherished and indulged; a darling.
A fit of petulance, a sulk, arising from the impression that one has been offended or slighted.
(Ireland, Tyneside) A term of endearment usually applied to women and children.
Abbreviation of petition. [A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.]
(uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of polyethylene terephthalate. [A thermoplastic resin of the polyester family used particularly in the manufacture of plastic bottles (PET) and fabrics (Terylene).]
(countable, medicine) Acronym of positron emission tomography. [(medicine) A medical imaging technique which detects the gamma rays produced by positrons emitted from injected radionuclides.]
(countable, genetics) Acronym of paired-end tag. [(genetics) Any of the short sequences, at the 5’ and 3’ ends of a DNA fragment, that are sufficiently unique (theoretically) so as to exist together only once in a genome, therefore making the sequence of the DNA in between them available upon search.]
(countable, historical, computing, backronym) Acronym of personal electronic transactor, a line of personal computers produced by Commodore International.
(Canadian politics) Initialism of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

verb

(transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
(dated, transitive) To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge.
(archaic, intransitive) To be a pet.
(archaic, intransitive) To be peevish; to sulk.

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