First Known Use: 1882
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stand pat
intransitive verb
Definition of STAND PAT
1
: to play one's hand as dealt in draw poker without drawing
2
: to oppose or resist change
— stand·pat·ter \ˈstan(d)-ˌpa-tər, -ˈpa-tər\ noun
— stand·pat·tism \-ˌpa-ˌti-zəm\ noun
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Origin of STAND PAT
4pat
Rhymes with STAND PAT
all that, at bat, at that, backchat, bath mat, bobcat, brass hat, brickbat, brown fat, brown rat, bullbat, Cassatt, chitchat, combat, coon cat, cowpat, cravat, Croat, deep fat, defat, dingbat, doormat, expat, fat cat, fiat, firebrat, flat-hat, fly at, format, fruit bat, get at, go at, have at, hellcat, hepcat, high-hat, house cat, jurat, keep at, leaf fat, look at, Manx cat, MCAT, meerkat, milk fat, mole rat, mudflat, muscat, Muscat, muskrat, nonfat, old hat, pack rat, pick at, place mat, plug hat, polecat, pot hat, Rotblat, rug rat, salt flat, savate, silk hat, slouch hat, sneeze at, snowcat, Sobat, standpat, stonechat, strawhat, Surat, thereat, tin hat, tipcat, tomcat, top hat, trans fat, whereat, whinchat, white hat, wildcat, wombat, wool fat
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