Pant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object)
  1. to breathe hard and quickly, as after exertion.
  2. to gasp, as for air.
  3. to long with breathless or intense eagerness; yearn: to pant for revenge.
  4. to throb or heave violently or rapidly; palpitate.
  5. to emit steam or the like in loud puffs.
  6. (of the bow or stern of a ship) to work with the shock of contact with a succession of waves.
verb (used with object)
  1. to breathe or utter gaspingly.
noun
  1. the act of panting.
  2. a short, quick, labored effort at breathing; gasp.
  3. a puff, as of an engine.
  4. a throb or heave, as of the breast.
adjective
  1. of or relating to pants: pant cuffs.
noun
  1. pant leg.
  2. pants (defs. 1, 2).
  1. variant of panto- before a vowel.
verb
  1. to breathe with noisy deep gasps, as when out of breath from exertion or excitement
  2. to say (something) while breathing thus
  3. to have a frantic desire (for); yearn
  4. to pulsate; throb rapidly
noun
  1. the act or an instance of panting
  2. a short deep gasping noise; puff
Pant (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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