pat, a light stroke with the hand

pat to sleep, dab a baby so that he sleep, make someone careless with slyness

To tap, pat (a child to sleep) to soothe, pacify

to stamp, impress, to pat or clap (a cake of cow-dung) against a wall

slap, smack, retort

instigate, encourage

appeasement, pacification, bat, pat, patted

blacksmith's fan

stroke, slap

slap, beat

slap

slap

be slapped

be buffeted (by wind or waves)

to have the hands clapped (at one, in derision), to be mocked

clap the hands

as the question so the answer, a bad cat deserves a bad rat

gust or blast of wind