wikipedia|dab=pant
English

Pronunciation
AHD|p�nt, IPA|/pænt/, SAMPA|/p{nt/
audio|en-us-pant.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ænt

Etymology 1
Possibly a shortening of OF. panteisier "to be breathless" (compare modern French panteler "to gasp for breath"), probably < VL. *pantasiare "struggling for breath when having a nightmare" < AGr. polytonic|�αν�α�ι�� (phantasio�) "I am subject to hallucinations" < polytonic|�αν�α�ία (phantasia) "appearance, image, fantasy"

Noun
en-noun

#A quick breathe|breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
#A violent palpitation of the heart.

Translations
trans-top|a quick breathing
Finnish: huohotus, puuskutus
trans-mid
French: halètement m
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trans-top|a violent palpitation of the heart
Finnish: läpätys
trans-mid
trans-bottom

References
R:Webster 1913|pant
R:Online Etymology Dictionary|pant

Verb
en-verb|pants|panting|panted

1. 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.
2. transitive To long for (something); to be eager for (something).
3. intransitive To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
4. intransitive Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.
5. intransitive To sigh; to flutter; to languish.

Synonyms
(breathe quickly or in a labored manner): gasp
(long for): crave, desire, long for, pine for
(long eagerly): crave, desire, long, pine
(of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence): palpitate, pound, throb

Translations
trans-top|to breathe quickly or in a labored manner
Finnish: huohottaa, läähättää, puuskuttaa
trans-mid
French: haleter
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trans-top|long for (something); be eager for (something)
Finnish: kaivata
French: désirer
trans-mid
Italian: desiderare
trans-bottom

trans-top|intransitive: long eagerly
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence
Finnish: läpättää, hakata
trans-mid
French: palpiter
trans-bottom

trans-top|sigh; flutter; languish
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
From pants.

Noun
en-noun

1. A pair of pants (trousers or underpants), but see usage note below.

Usage notes
Outside of the fashion industry, pant in this sense is only found in attributive uses, where it modifies another noun, as in pant leg, pant suit, and so on.

Translations
trans-top|a pair of pants
See pants.
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Czech

Noun
pant m

#hinge

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