pant in English dictionary

  • pant

    Meanings and definitions of "pant"

    • A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
    • A violent palpitation of the heart.
    • (intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
    • (transitive) To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
    • (intransitive) To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
    • (intransitive) Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.
    • (intransitive) To sigh; to flutter; to languish.
    • (fashion) A pair of pants (trousers or underpants).
    • (used attributively as a modifier) Of or relating to pants.
    • a public drinking fountain in Scotland and North-East England
    • noun
      (fashion)
      A pair of pants ( trousers or underpants).
    • noun
      (used attributively as a modifier)
      Of or relating to pants.
    • noun
      a public drinking fountain in Scotland and North-East England
    • noun
      A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      A violent palpitation of the heart.
    • verb
      (transitive, intransitive)
      To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To sigh; to flutter; to languish.
    • a quick breathing
    • a violent palpitation of the heart
    • to breathe quickly or in a labored manner
    • long for (something); be eager for (something)
    • of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence
    • (to) pant
    • (onom) gasp
    • breathe (heavily)
    • noun
      a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted"
    • noun
      the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
    • noun
      (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"
    • verb
      breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
    • verb
      utter while panting, as if out of breath

    Synonyms of "pant" in English dictionary

    let out, emit, garment are the top synonyms of "pant" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of pant

    • pant ( plural  pants)
    • pant ( third-person singular simple present pants, present participle panting, simple past and past participle panted)
    • pant, panted, panted; he pants; be panting
    • pant (plural pants)
    • pant (third-person singular simple present pants, present participle panting, simple past and past participle panted)
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