Meaning of pants | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
   Australia, Canada, India, New-Zealand, Northern-England, Philippines, Singapore, South-Africa, US, plural
2. Pants, trousers.
3. An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants.
   UK, plural, plural-only
4. Rubbish; something worthless.
   UK, plural, plural-only, slang

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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.”

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