pants
noun
[ pan(t)s ]
• underpants or knickers.
Similar:
underpants,
briefs,
boxer shorts,
boxers,
long johns,
bikini briefs,
G-string,
thong,
knickers,
Y-fronts,
tanga briefs,
French knickers,
camiknickers,
shorts,
undershorts,
panties,
undies,
frillies,
kecks,
smalls,
drawers,
bloomers,
step-ins,
pantalettes,
Directoire drawers,
• trousers.
• "corduroy pants"
• rubbish; nonsense.
• "he thought we were going to be absolute pants"
Origin:
mid 19th century: abbreviation of pantaloons (see pantaloon).
pant
verb
• breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement.
• "he was panting when he reached the top"
Similar:
breathe heavily,
breathe hard,
breathe quickly,
puff,
huff and puff,
puff and blow,
gasp,
wheeze,
heave,
blow,
out of breath,
breathless,
short of breath,
puffed out,
puffing,
huffing and puffing,
puffing and blowing,
gasping,
gasping for breath,
wheezing,
wheezy,
winded,
short-winded,
out of puff,
• long for or to do something.
• "the opening song makes you pant for more"
Similar:
yearn for,
long for,
crave,
hanker after/for,
pine for,
ache for,
hunger for,
thirst for,
be hungry for,
be greedy for,
be thirsty for,
itch for,
sigh for,
be dying for,
cry out for,
wish for,
desire,
be consumed with desire for,
want,
covet,
have a yen for,
be athirst for,
suspire for,
pant
noun
• a short, quick breath.
• "Robyn was breathing rather fast, in shallow pants"
• a throb or heave of a person's heart or chest.
• "I felt the quick pant of my bosom"
Origin:
Middle English: related to Old French pantaisier ‘be agitated, gasp’, based on Greek phantasioun ‘cause to imagine’, from phantasia (see fantasy).
wear the pants
• be the dominant partner in a relationship.
• "there's no doubt who'll wear the pants in that house"
