pat — meaning in English

English meaning

• dropout noun A person who leaves school or a course before finishing it.
• stalemate noun In chess, a position where the player to move has no legal move and is not in check, ending the game as a draw.

Senses

pat is used for these senses in English:

• dropout (bicycle part) The slot in the frame that accepts the axles of the wheels.

dropout — full definition

1. noun A person who leaves school or a course before finishing it.
2. noun A brief, unwanted loss of signal, audio, or video.

stalemate — full definition

1. noun In chess, a position where the player to move has no legal move and is not in check, ending the game as a draw.
2. noun Any deadlocked situation where neither side can make progress.
3. verb To bring a situation, argument, or game to a deadlock.

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