pants
Definitions
- An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
- Pants, trousers.
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An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. UK, plural, plural-only
- Rubbish; something worthless.
Equivalents
64 more languages
Afrikaansbroek
አማርኛሱሪ
Azərbaycan dilişalvar
བོད་སྐད།གོས་ཐུང
Eestipüksid
עבריתתחתונים
Íslenskabuxur
Қазақ тілішалбар
ភាសាខ្មែរខោ
LëtzebuergeschBox
ລາວໂສ້ງ
Lietuviųkelnės
Latviešubikses
Монголөмд
Maltiqalziet
မြန်မာဘောင်းဘီ
پښتوپرتوګ
Românănădrag
Slovenčinanohavice
Slovenščinahlače
Shqippantallona
தமிழ்ஜட்டி
ไทยกางเกง
Tagalogpantalon
O'zbekchashim
isiZuluibhulukwe
Examples
““But they cover⟳ the legs,” Joseph explained. “That is the only reason⟳ my people wear⟳ pants: to cover⟳ the legs in the winter, or when traveling through rough country, full of thorns. In warm weather, or in open⟳ country, pants are unnecessary, uncomfortable, and foolish.””
“It's in the evening after dark when the blackleg miner creeps to work⟳. With his moleskin pants and his dirty shirt, there goes the blackleg miner.”
“Then he gave me a last⟳ desperate push⟳ and I tripped over the shorts caught around my ankles and fell down. I tried to pull⟳ my pants up with my boxing gloves but without success.[…]In those days nobody wore underpants and I was bare-arsed and fancy free in front of everyone.”
“Look⟳ for pants with reinforced seats and knees and full-length side zippers that make⟳ it possible to put⟳ the pants on while you are wearing boots, crampons, skis, or snowshoes.”
“I rolled up the legs of the pants, then I went back into the trees.”
“The episode also opens with an inspired bit of business for Homer, who blithely refuses to acquiesce to an elderly neighbor’s utterly reasonable request⟳ that he help⟳ make⟳ the process⟳ of selling her house easier by wearing pants when he gallivants about in front of windows, throw⟳ out his impressive collection of rotting Jack-O-Lanterns from previous Halloweens and take⟳ out his garbage, as it’s attracting wildlife (cue moose and Northern Exposure theme song).”
“Taylor was seen nearby and had a three foot machete down his pants.”
“I decided to pass⟳ up her underclothes, not from feelings of delicacy, but because I couldn't see⟳ myself putting her pants on and snapping her brassière.”
“Big girls get⟳ candy for dry pants.”
“As she bent over the intercom the little skirt went peek-a-boo and you could see⟳ white pants cupping her buttocks like⟳ a bra.”
“You're talking pants!”
“The film was a load⟳ [or pile] of pants.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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