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PANT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

Example:

she gave a gasp and fainted

Synonyms:

gasp; pant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pant" is a kind of...):

aspiration; breathing in; inhalation; inspiration; intake (the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)

Derivation:

pant (breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted)

pant (utter while panting, as if out of breath)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

Example:

he had a sharp crease in his trousers

Synonyms:

pair of trousers; pant; trousers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pant" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Meronyms (parts of "pant"):

trouser (a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers)

trouser cuff (a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs)

slide fastener; zip; zip fastener; zipper (a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab)

seat (the cloth covering for the buttocks)

pant leg; trouser leg (the leg of a pair of trousers)

leg (a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg)

lap; lap covering (the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs)

hip pocket (a pocket in rear of trousers)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pant"):

trews ((used in the plural) tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan)

sweat pants; sweatpants (loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes)

stretch pants (trousers made of a stretchy fabric)

slacks ((used in the plural) pants for casual wear)

short pants; shorts; trunks ((used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee)

salwar; shalwar (a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez))

pedal pushers; toreador pants ((used in the plural) snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls)

pantaloon (trousers worn in former times)

pajama; pyjama (a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries)

long pants; long trousers (trousers reaching to the foot)

jodhpur breeches; jodhpurs; riding breeches ((used in the plural) flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots)

blue jeans; denim; jeans ((used in the plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear)

flannel; gabardine; tweed; white ((usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth)

cords; corduroys (cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth)

churidars (tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta))

chinos ((plural) trousers made with chino cloth)

breeches; knee breeches; knee pants; knickerbockers; knickers ((used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee)

bell-bottoms; bellbottom pants; bellbottom trousers ((used in the plural) trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("pant" is a kind of...):

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

Example:

The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily

Synonyms:

gasp; heave; pant; puff

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "pant" is one way to...):

blow (exhale hard)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

pant (a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open)

panting (breathing heavily (as after exertion))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Utter while panting, as if out of breath

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "pant" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

pant (a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open)

panting (breathing heavily (as after exertion))

Credits

 Context examples: 

So he put out his tongue and panted and looked at Dorothy as if to ask what they should do next.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

“What makes you pant so, my friend?” said the ass.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

He came in among them, panting, covered with dust.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

He drew his breath short, and strained me so close to him, I could scarcely pant.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

She caught every syllable with panting eagerness; her hand, unknowingly to herself, closely pressed her sister's, and tears covered her cheeks.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

And then suddenly, with a crashing and a rending, a thudding of giant feet and a panting of monster lungs the beast was upon me once more.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Holmes seemed to know the grounds perfectly, and he threaded his way swiftly among a plantation of small trees, I close at his heels, and our foremost pursuer panting behind us.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

‘Oh, I am so frightened!’ I panted.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Their rear ranks were already passing out of sight ere the new-comers were urging their panting, foaming horses up the slope which had been the scene of that long drawn and bloody fight.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Jo heard Amy panting after her run, stamping her feet and blowing on her fingers as she tried to put her skates on, but Jo never turned and went slowly zigzagging down the river, taking a bitter, unhappy sort of satisfaction in her sister's troubles.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)