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pants
Noun
  • An outer garment worn by men and women that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.] plural only, chiefly Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, North West England
  • An undergarment worn by men or women that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.] plural only, chiefly Britain
  • Rubbish; something worthless. Britain, slang
Adjective
  • Of inferior quality, rubbish. Britain, slang
Verb
  • To pull someone’s pants down; to forcibly remove someone’s pants.
Noun
  • plural of pant
Verb
  • third-person singular simple present indicative form of pant
pant
Noun
  • A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
  • A violent palpitation of the heart. obsolete
Verb
  • To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp. transitive, intransitive
  • To long for (something); to be eager for (something). transitive
  • To long eagerly; to desire earnestly. intransitive
  • Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate. intransitive
  • To sigh; to flutter; to languish. intransitive
Noun
  • A pair of pants . trousers or underpants
  • Of or relating to pants. used attributively as a modifier
Noun
  • a public drinking fountain in Scotland and North-East England