Pant

Definitions

1. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
2. A pair of pants (trousers or underpants).
3. Any public drinking fountain.
4. A river in Essex, England, which forms the upper part of the Blackwater.
   countable, uncountable
5. A surname.
6. Eager longing.
   figuratively
7. Of or relating to pants.
   attributive
8. A locality in Austwick parish, North Yorkshire, England.
   countable, uncountable
9. A violent palpitation of the heart.
   obsolete
10. A village in Llanymynech and Pant parish, Shropshire, England, on the border with Wales (OS grid ref SJ2722).
    countable, uncountable
11. A locality in Ayrshire, Scotland.
    countable, uncountable
12. A village and community in Merthyr Tydfil borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0609).
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Indeed, the projections, cravings, and everyday frolics common to trysts among buzz-activist Hollywood stars and starlets, plus their many common folk imitators, go forward⟳ with eager pant.”

“To this great fairy I'll commend thy acts, / Make⟳ her thanks bless thee. O thou day o' the world, / Chain mine arm'd neck; leap⟳ thou, attire and all; / Through proof of harness to my heart, and there / Ride⟳ on the pants triumphing.”

“pant leg”

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