pant 1 (p nt)v. pant·ed, pant·ing, pants v.intr. 1. To breathe rapidly in short gasps, as after exertion. 2. To beat loudly or heavily; throb or pulsate. 3. To give off loud puffs, especially while moving. 4. To long demonstratively; yearn: was panting for a chance to play. v.tr. To utter hurriedly or breathlessly: I panted my congratulations to the winner of the race. n. 1. A short labored breath; a gasp. 2. A throb; a pulsation. 3. A short loud puff, as of steam from an engine. [Middle English panten, perhaps alteration of Old French pantaisier, from Vulgar Latin *pantasi  re, from Greek phantasioun, to form images, from phantasi, appearance; see fantasy.]pant  ing·ly adv. |
| pant 2 (pnt) n. Idiom: 1. Trousers. Often used in the plural. 2. Underpants. Often used in the plural. with (one's) pants down Slang In an embarrassing position. [Short for pantaloon.] Word History: One would not expect a word for a modern article of clothing to come ultimately from the name of a 4th-century Roman Catholic saint, but that is the case with the word pants. It can be traced back to Pantaleon, the patron saint of Venice. He became so closely associated with the inhabitants of that city that the Venetians were popularly known as Pantaloni. Consequently, among the commedia dell'arte's stock characters the representative Venetian (a stereotypically wealthy but miserly merchant) was called Pantalone, or Pantalon in French. In the mid-17th century the French came to identify him with one particular style of trousers, a style which became known as pantaloons in English. Pantaloons was later applied to another style that came into fashion in the late 18th century, tight-fitting garments that had begun to replace knee breeches. After that pantaloons was used to refer to trousers in general. The abbreviation of pantaloons to pants met with some resistance at first; it was considered vulgar and, as Oliver Wendell Holmes put it, "a word not made for gentlemen, but 'gents.'" First found in the writings of Edgar Allan Poe in 1840, pants has replaced the "gentleman's word" in English and has lost all obvious connection to Saint Pantaleon. |
pant
Verb
1. to breathe with noisy gasps after exertion
2. to say (something) while breathing in this way
3. (foll. by for)to have a frantic desire for
Noun
the act of panting [Greek phantasioun to have visions]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | pant - the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine) noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| 2. |  pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers - trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s chino - trousers made with chino cloth churidars - tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta) gabardine, tweed, flannel, white - (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth garment - an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk" hip pocket - a pocket in rear of trousers blue jean, denim, jean - (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches - flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots lap covering, lap - the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains" leg - a cloth covering consisting of the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person's leg long pants, long trousers - trousers reaching to the foot pajama, pyjama - a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries pantaloon - trousers worn in former times pant leg, trouser leg - the leg of a pair of trousers pedal pusher, toreador pants - snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls 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) seat - the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through" slacks - (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear slide fastener, zip fastener, zipper, zip - a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab stretch pants - trousers made of a stretchy fabric sweat pants, sweatpants - loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes trews - tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan trouser - a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers; "in his trouser's pocket"; "he ripped his left trouser on the fence" trouser cuff - a cuff on the bottoms of trouser legs | |
| 3. |  pant - a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted"breathing in, inhalation, intake, aspiration, inspiration - the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | |
| Verb | 1. | pant - breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" blow - exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" |
| 2. | pant - utter while panting, as if out of breath |
pant
Translations
v pant [pӕnt]
1 to gasp for breath He was panting heavily as he ran. hyg يَلْهَث задъхвам се lapat po dechu, supět hive efter vejret keuchen λαχανιάζω jadear, resollar hingeldama نفس نفس زدن huohottaa haleter לְהִתנָשֵף हांफना deško disati,dahtati zihál terengah-engah mása ansimare, ansare あえぐ 헐떡거리다 dūsuoti, šnopšti, švokšti elst; elsot tercungap-cungap hijgen hive etter pusten, pese dyszeć, sapać arfar a gâfâi часто и тяжело дышать lapať po dychu, dychčať sopsti dahtati flämta, flåsa หายใจหอบ soluk soluğa kalmak 喘氣 часто і важко дихати, задихатися ہانپنا thở hổn hển 喘气
2 to say while gasping for breath Wait for me!' she panted. hyg يقولُ لاهِثا пъхтя vydechnout gispe keuchen μιλώ λαχανιασμένα decir jadeando hingeldades ütlema نفس زنان گفتن huohottaa dire en haletant לְדַבֵּר בְּהִתנָשפוּת घड़कना zapuhan liheg berkata sambil megap-megap tala með andköfum (dire ansimando) あえぎながら言う 헐떡거리며 말하다 (su)švokšti []dvest berkata sambil tercungap-cungap hijgen gispe, stønne fram wysapać arfar a spune gâfâind говорить задыхаясь (za)dychčať zadihano govoriti izustiti dahćući flämta, stöna พูดกระหืดกระหอบ soluk soluğa konuşmak 氣喘吁吁地說 говорити задихаючись ہانپتے ہوئے کہنا nói hổn hển 气喘吁吁地说
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