pet
pet
- n a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- n a special loved one
- n a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
- n using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
- v stroke or caress gently
pet the lamb - v stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
- s preferred above all others and treated with partiality
- With recalls expanding, doubts remain about whether the FDA has found the right culprit in the pet-food deaths.
- When it comes to consumer recalls, do we care more about our pets than our children?.
- What happens when the kids are grown and gone but the pets live on?.