pat

“I said something like, ‘They videotaped us while we’re in the showers, touching us while they pat us down,’” he recounted.

So, will Pynchon stand pat with his 20th century now secure, and take his winnings to the cashier’s window?

"She's coming on the stage with me, and I'll give her a little pat on the back."

They deserve a huge pat on the back for that.

At night she retires to a downstairs guestroom, because if they share a bed Marc will pat her constantly throughout the night to make sure she’s still there.