1. noun /pɛt/
There was something ludicrous, even more, unbecoming a gentleman, in leaving a friends house in a pet, with the hosts reproaches sounding in his ears, to be matched only by the bitterness of the guests sneering retorts.
2. verb /pɛt/
a) To stroke or fondle (an animal).
b) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.
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