Word: Pant

Pronunciation

/pænt/

Definitions

• Noun: A garment worn around the waist and covering the body from the waist to the legs, typically separate from trousers and often designed to be loose-fitting or stretchy, especially for comfort during exercise or hot weather. Example: “She put on her running pants before going out for a jog.”
• Verb: (intransitive) To breathe rapidly and shallowly, often due to physical exertion or excitement. Example: “After sprinting to catch the bus, he was panting heavily.”
• Verb: (transitive) To utter breathlessly or with effort; to emit short, quick breaths audibly. Example: “The dog panted happily after fetching the ball.”

Phrases

• “Pant leg” refers to one part of a pair of pants that covers an individual leg.
• “Out of breath” describes the state of being after panting due to exhaustion or heavy exertion.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “He wore his favorite pair of jeans to the concert.”
• Verb: “The athlete was panting from exhaustion after finishing the marathon.”
• Verb: “The excited puppy panted with its tongue hanging out as it waited for its owner to throw the ball again.”

Synonyms

• Noun (for the garment): Trousers, leggings, slacks, shorts, sweatpants, yoga pants
• Verb (for breathing rapidly): Gasping, wheezing, puffing, heaving, respiring heavily
• Verb (for emitting breaths audibly): Huffing, blowing, snorting (informal)