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								preferred above all others and treated with partiality 
 'pet' - used as a noun
 2.
								using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
 3.
								a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
 4.
								a special loved one
 5.
								a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
 
 'pet' - used as a verb
 6.
								stroke or caress gently
 pet the lamb
 7.
								stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
 
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			| 1. Pet / Plural pets
 2. Pet / Past
 petted
 3. Pet / Third Person
 pets
 4. Pet / Present Participle
 petting
 
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