pant¹ Definition
pant (pant)
intransitive verb
- to breathe rapidly and heavily; gasp, as from running fast
- to beat rapidly, as the heart; throb; pulsate
- to feel strong desire; yearn eagerly: with for or after
- to give off steam, smoke, etc. in loud puffs, as an engine
Etymology: ME panten, prob. contr. < OFr pantaisier < VL *phantasiare, to suffer from a nightmare < L phantasia, idea, notion, nightmare: see fantasy
transitive verb
to utter hurriedly and breathlessly; gasp out
noun
- any of a series of rapid, heavy breaths, as from exertion; gasp
- a throb, as of the heart
- a puff, as of an engine
pant² Definition
pant (pant)
noun, adjective
pant Synonyms
pant Usage Examples
Object
chubbies: All kinds of panting chubbies, clutching pictures of Mom or their favorite plant, waddled away.
Converse of object
- scare: The Kaled soldiers scared the pants off me at the time.
- bore: Without boring the pants off you check the rest out.
- jog: Socks, jogging pants, sweatshirt ( you may get cold ), t-shirt, underwear.
- wear: Clothing Try wearing some loose fitting pants to accentuate the feeling of drag on your legs.
- sue: If I lose this tooth I've told the PCT I'll sue the pants of them!
- charm: The Mystery Jets also charmed the pants off us.
Adjective modifier
- baggy: The northern cities, where the men wear Kurdish turbans and baggy pants, were as bustling as I had ever seen them.
- striped: He dozed off earlier, but woke up with a start when a man in bright striped pants sat down next to him.
- waterproof: Paclite® Alpine Pro Pant Lightweight, waterproof pants, ideal for lightweight alpine climbing.
- tight: As melodic as Muse but without the tight pants.
- utter: We can exclusively reveal that it is utter pants.
- hot: She had on these ratty hot pants in the middle of Winter.
Preposition: with
warp: Women's Powder Pant Aquafoil® pants with a warp knit lining provide excellent warmth and breathability.
Noun used with modifier
- soaker: I first saw soaker pants mentioned in a Steiner book; they didn't have the fancy lace tho ' .
- smarty: Hope this helps better than the other guy who said he didnt want to feel like a smarty pants.
- loon: He claims he used to sport an afro, slim jim tie and loon pants at the time of his failed suicide attempt.
- drawstring: Perfect for layering over a t-shirt and to wear with Lucky Wang's drawstring pants for a cool relaxed look.
- deer: Track 3: As the deer pants for the water.
- cargo: I would dear a woman carrying no purse, who's cargo pants maybe are not stoppable.
Browse dictionary entries near pant
- ‹ pansy
- ‹ panspermia
- ‹ pansophy
- ‹ pansophism
- ‹ pansexual
- ‹ panpipe
- ‹ panoramic
- ‹ panorama
- ‹ panoptic
- ‹ panoply
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