Pat and Strike

Pat

Pat verb - Hit lightly.

Usage example: pat him on the shoulder

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Strike and pat are semantically related in tap topic. In some cases you can use "Strike" instead the word "Pat" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like smack, spank.

Nearby Words: pater, pate, patty

Strike

Strike verb - To refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands.

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Synonyms for Strike

Antonyms for Strike

Pat and strike are semantically related in tap topic. Sometimes you can use "Pat" instead the word "Strike" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as smack, spank.

Nearby Words: striking, striker, strikeout, striked, striken

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Related pairs

How words are described

good	good pat	good strike
complete	complete pat	complete strike
simple	simple pat	simple strike
real	real pat	real strike
Other adjectives: large, huge, last, occasional.

Common collocations

someone	pat someone	strike someone
head	pat head	strike head
target	pat target	strike target

Both words in one sentence

Cluster F-Bomb: Pat McBeth goes from delivering an occasional Precision F-Strike to this by the end of the film.

Source: Film / Scotland, PA
Happens again in "Trailer Park" to the judge when Denzel tells his grandmother that he watches "Roots" backwards so it has a happy ending, when Malloy gets knocked out by the elder moose in "The Animals Strike Back", and when Connie kidnaps Pat Sajak in "That Brother's My Father".

Source: Western Animation / Brickleberry

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