1. pet - noun
· a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
Hypernym(s): animal, animate_being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
2. pet - noun
· a special loved one
Synonym(s): darling, favorite, favourite, dearie, deary, ducky
Hypernym(s): lover
3. pet - noun
· a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
Hypernym(s): irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler
4. pet - noun
· using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
Synonym(s): positron_emission_tomography, PET
Hypernym(s): imaging, tomography
5. pet - verb
· stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"
6. pet - verb
· stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
7. pet - adjective
· preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"
Synonym(s): favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, preferred, preferent
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